[mythtv-users] Mythtv on x86_64 SMP

[Steve Frank]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Brad Templeton
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:51 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv on x86_64 SMP
> 
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 09:17:07AM -0800, Ian Forde wrote:
> > The good:
> > 1. It's fast.
> > 2. ivtv compiled without a problem.
> > 3. Pretty much everything works (see "The bad" for what doesn't)
> 
> Ian, to add facts to the fire about how different processors 
> perform on mpeg decoding, it would be great if you could 
> report back typical CPU usage/idle times for your system 
> while it is decoding a 1080i video or 720p video, perhaps 
> from mpstat to see what both processors are doing.
> 
> Right now in my tests the P4-hyperthreaded is blowing away 
> the equivalently "numbered" athlon, but it would be great to 
> get more real world examples.
> 

Yes, I second that!  Espeically considering deals like this are out
there now:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Edp
No=1133509&Sku=A455-2110%20B

Certainly the case is a "beauty in the eye of the beholder," but $300
for an Athlon 64 3400 barebones is nothing to shy away from if this
would improve my path to decent HDTV Myth-ing...I know it's a ways off,
but ....