[mythtv-users] combined HD frontend/backend on P4 3.2Ghz

[John P Poet]

On 11/21/06, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/21/06, James Armstrong <james at thearmstrongs.org> wrote:
> >
> > > In my experience, a 3.2 Ghz P4 can't even play back a single hi def
> > > stream reliably, so you are asking for trouble.  I wasted a LOT of
> > > free time trying to get this exact CPU to work.
> > >
> > > Dual core processors are cheap, I would suggest at least an x2 3800.
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
> > I have been running on a 3Ghz P4 for a few years it seems as a frontend
> > only and have had no problems decoding  / playing HD content. What makes
> > the difference is having an NVidia with Xvmc.
> >
> > - James
> >
>
> I just built a new myth system for my sister.  2.6 GHz HT P4
> (Northwood) with 1GB of 333MHz RAM.  With it I can record two HD
> streams and play back another without any problems at all.
>
> I cannot allow it to commflag at the same time as I am watching a HD
> program, however.
>
> John
>

I should have mentioned that this is without XvMC.  This system is
just using Xv.

John