[mythtv-users] P4 2.8 for HD without XvMC?

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Steven Adeff wrote:
> My Dad can get refurbed Dell small form factor PC's through his EPP
> for really cheap, the fastest processor they have is listed as a
> Pentium 4 2.8GHz, I'm wondering if this is fast enough to handle
> decoding 1080i with Bob deinterlacing?

It's the minimum requirement for decoding 720p quicktime video.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd/recommendations.html