[mythtv-users] high cpu utilization

[Derek Meek]

so i should use RTjpeg for the ring buffer and livetv and then transcode
into mpeg4

Niels Dybdahl wrote:

>     on my test box (my desktop) when i'm watching live tv on the box the
>     _least_ cpu usage I get is 80%
>
>     it is an athlon xp 2500+,1gb of ram, kworld vstream xpert
>     (vs-tv878rf),
>     and a radeon 9600 SE
>
>     top tells me the vast majority of the cpu usage is in backend.
>
>     I'm encoding live tv to mpeg4 at 2200bps, with two of the tree
>     options
>     recommended for interlaced video enabled - mp3 at quality 6 and
>     32000bps
>
>
>
> Encoding to MPEG4 is CPU-intensive, so I do not think there is
> anything wrong.
>
> Niels Dybdahl
>
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