[mythtv-users] xbox or ps2 as frontend

Chad masterclc at gmail.com
Fri Apr 1 11:09:11 UTC 2005


Can you use the HD pack though?  Meaning, can you use the component
cables and the optical audio?

On Mar 29, 2005 2:15 PM, Aran Cox <spin667 at mchsi.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 12:10:51PM -0800, Sameer Verma wrote:
> > > A search on Google for "xbox mythtv" brings up http://bit.blkbk.com/
> > > as the very 1st hit. This page says "MythTV-XBox Release 0.4 This is
> > > the fourth release of MythTV for the XBOX".
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for the link. I have found a couple of instances of xbox use as
> > frontend where the user has experienced an occasional choppy display.
> > I was wondering if anyone else could corroborate?
> > --
> > Sameer
> 
> I had no choppy a/v issues with 0.16, except at the very start of
> playback in mythtv or xine.  At the start of playback there is usually
> some paging activity which explains the choppiness. This persists for
> no more than a couple seconds.  With 0.17, I occasionally get a slight
> video stutter during normal playback.  It could be I broke something
> though during the upgrade.
> 
> Basically I think an xbox makes a great SD only playback machine.  You
> want HD playback from an xbox under linux/mythtv?  IMHO, highly
> unlikely to ever happen and certainly isn't possible now.
> 
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