[mythtv-users] Problems playing file from HD PVR

[kim Gross]

Brian Wallen wrote:
> I'm glad to hear that. I'm hoping they get it down right enough so I
> don't have to buy new hardware.
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 10:37 PM, Sarah Katherine Hayes
> <sarah at sarahhayes.is-a-geek.net> wrote:
>   
>> I get the impression from another thread that the format it's using is
>>  'odd' and seems to make even high end P4's and Core 2's struggle;
>>  something about MPEG2 wrapped h264 or vice versa??   And basically sends
>>  mplayer and co nuts.
>>
>>  I think it's going to need some lovin' to get it down pat.
>>     

Even with lots of loving, I'm not sure if your hardware will be enough.  
I had a similar setup and it would just barely handle the 1080I content 
I was getting off of my cable via QAM.  That was standard mpeg2, while 
the HD pvr records in h264 which is harder to decode.

Kim