[mythtv-users] epia mythfrontend

[Ivor Hewitt]

On Tuesday 16 Nov 2004 01:34, Adam Felson wrote:
> So... Is everybody running the open source unichrome drivers?
>
Well I am. 

> Is it a problem if the backend uses mpeg-4 compression?
>
Yes it will be a problem because the front end won't support mpeg4.... anyway 
it's only the new CN400 chips that provide mpge4 decoding which your M6000 
won't have anyway.

> > Both have advantages and disadvantages.  The via supplied drivers for
> > the mpeg decoding hardware will also decode mpeg4 streams.
> >
Only on a CN400... and I haven't heard any reports of anyone actually doing 
it... and the code in VeXP for mpeg4 is commented "MPEG4 decoding 
experiment" :-)

> > The open 
> > source software can be used with any kernel version, not just those that
> > the people at via support.
> >
The problem with the via drivers also is that there is only the VeXP 
application that uses them now.

> > I don't need to run any kernel;
> >
Well you need to run some sort of kernel. :-)

> > a unsecure 2.4 kernel is fine for me; 
> > it'll run on it's own network with no connection to the internet.
> >
> > Does myth work with the mpeg decoding hardware with the via binaries?
> >
No

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