[mythtv-users] HD on SDTV playback question

Paul Bender pebender at san.rr.com
Sun Feb 25 16:49:17 UTC 2007


jason maxwell wrote:
> I am about to order my HDHomerun and have a question, but
> silicondust.com seems to be down at the moment.
> I have one HDTV in the house that will be attached to a myth
> frontend/backend that can play back HD content. I would like the
> option of watching recorded HD shows on other TVs in the house as
> well. Will I need very powerful frontends on the other TVs to play
> recorded shows, or will an average system be adequate, since i don't
> need to output the full resolution?
> thanks,

Most of the frontend's power is used to decode the video. Therefore, the 
power needed depends on the resolution of the content much more than the 
resolution of the display. Of course, by today's standards, a below 
average computer system can decode and display HDTV.


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