[mythtv-users] MythTV box build story. part I

[Richard Krehbiel]

On 9/12/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>
> On 09/12/06 12:22, Richard Krehbiel wrote:
>
> >  I do wonder what's better: running the display at 1080i and letting
> >  the LCD panel de-interlace, or using 1080p and having Myth do it.
>
> Depends on what you mean by better (i.e. what do you want to be
> better--both approaches have their drawbacks and advantages).


I'd been laboring under the impression that Myth would impose a single
output format, to which every source must be scaled  (I'm happy to find that
impression was mistaken),  so I was concerned about the CPU burden of
deinterlacing 1080i.

I'm still thinking about XvMC.  I expect my CPU is buff enough so I
shouldn't need it, but CPU cycles saved means cooler and quieter.

>  A question for the developers, maybe: what about having Myth actually
> >  change the video output mode to match the source material (480i,
> >  480p, 720p, 1080i), for those with TVs that already do a nice job of
> >  scaling, 3:2 pulldown, deinterlacing, etc?
>
> Hmm.  We could create an option:
>
> Separate video modes for GUI and TV playback
> Switch X Window video modes for TV. Requires "xrandr" support.
>
> and put it in mythfrontend settings under "Appearance" on the 2nd or 3rd
> page or so...  (Hint, hint.)


Ah.  I get it.  :-)  Thanks.

>  So, I have another piece of hardware on order: a
> >  D-Link DWL-G730AP. It's a $50-ish portable multifunction device that
> >  can bridge Wifi (as a client) to Ethernet. (Wifi on Fedora 5 is
> >  apparently a jungle - this will greatly simplify things.)
>
> Hope this won't be necessary for pushing out video to remote clients
> (i.e. hope you only have a single combined frontend/backend).  You might
> be able to make it work, otherwise, but are likely to have "issues"
> (i.e. prebuffering pauses, no ability to do HDTV remotely, etc.).
>

Yes, it's a single box.  I figure it just needs Internet access, and access
to some photos archived on another computer.  (When the day comes, I'll
either cough up for 802.11n, or - urgh - pull the wires.)
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