[mythtv-users] 1080i HD and macmini: Choppy playback

[greg at nodecam.com]

> I bought myself a brand new macmini (1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB of
> memory) to use as a myth frontend.  I noticed that 1080i HD content
> recorded from hdhomerun box doesn't play well on my 1080p LCD TV.  The
> HD is watchable, but there are choppiness, ghosting and frame drops.

My understanding is that's a known performance problem with the OSX
frontend running 1080p output of 1080i material.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/294605

Have you tried installing Linux on it?

Greg