[mythtv-users] Cheap Possible Frontend

[Mike Angstadt]

>
> > On 5/9/06, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> But I'm still wondering if you can get decent MPEG-4 playback. That
> >> requires more CPU horsepower than MPEG-2. Unless it can do MPEG-4
> >> than I'll stick with my MediaMVP.
> >
> > I used to do DivX on my PII 300 Windows PC.  I would have thought
> > 833's would cut it just fine (but I am no expert).
>
> . Hmmm...
>
> That's a good data point.
>
> I have an old Dell PIII 500 Mhz. laptop. Guess I'll just have to try
> that and see how it does.
>
> I am assuming no "help" from the graphics subsystem.



I also used to watch divx movies on a PII 300mhz a few years ago under
windows.  I haven't tried anything on it recently in Linux, but an 866
should have enough horsepower.

-Mike
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