[mythtv-users] firewire output to TV

[Jerry Rubinow]

On 2/14/06, Todd Hutchinson <tahutchinson_99 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Is that actually working for you?  I've spent months
> trying to get my
> > Pundit (same kind) displaying HD, both with the
> onboard Sis and with a
> > FX5200 card, and have come close, but not close
> enough to be useable.
> > I was just using the Pundit as a front end, no
> capturing going on.
> > With the onboard Sis (and you're right, there's no
> XvMC with that), I
> > didn't have enough CPU for 720p (I'm running 2.8GHz
> P4).  With XvMC, I
> > had stuttering or other issues.
> >
> > I've you have this working, we need to talk.  :)
> >
>
> Jerry:
> I have not yet tried to record or play HD (I don't
> have a HD card yet).  I am currently using the FX5200
> card with XvMC turned on.  My screen resolution is
> 640x480 (I think).  I'm running mythtv 0.18.1.  My
> display stutters when the OSD is on.  This apparently
> is a bug related to the use of XvMC.  It is supposed
> to be fixed in 0.19.
>
> Have you had other stuttering problems?  Is your CPU
> ok when you are using XvMC?  I have a 2.4GHz
> celeron--hopefully that will be enough for HD with
> XvMC turned on.

Todd,

My CPU is very low with XvMC, maybe ~50%, but I'm plagued by problems
with playing at the proper framerate (stuttering, yes).  I have no
idea why, and I've been unable to find any bandwidth bottleneck.

-Jerry