[mythtv-users] mac-mini frontend for HD

[Monkey Pet]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:34 PM, scram69 <scram69 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 4:45 PM, MonkeyPet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I run mythfrontend under OSX on a 1080p tv.  STD recording is fine,
>> but HD (recorded from hdhomerun box) especially 1080i is still
>> chopping and makes me cry.  I haven't experimented with running Linux
>> on the mini yet.  For a remote, I use an iphone running mymote and the
>> app works great most of the time.  The remote that comes with the mini
>> is only 6 buttons and inadequate.  My mini is a 1.83GHz Intel Core 2
>> Duo 1GB.  So far, I am very disappointed with it and will not spend
>> that much $$$ for a solution that can't do HD.
>>
> I've got a 1.66 GHz that I upgraded to 2.0GHz Core2.  1080i playback
> from my HD homerun  under OSX is smooth, with mythfrontend usually
> taking 50-60% of the CPU.  The only times I experience stuttering is
> if I'm trying to simultaneously rip a DVD in handbrake.  What playback
> profile are you using?  Slim works well for me.

I wonder if the bump in the CPU is what really smoothed out the
playback?  Running the frontend under OSX, I tried all the profiles,
nothing would make the picture any smoother.  Also I am running at the
full 1080p resolution, are you?

>
> I have both Ubuntu and OSX frontends.  Personal preference - I like
> the OSX in the family room, as iTunes, iPhoto, and DVDPlayer seem
> superior to me to the myth plugins.  Also, I use RemoteBuddy, an OSX
> app that allows me to use a learning remote (e.g. Harmony 550) to
> control everything, switching smoothly between myth and the other apps
> (the kids love Google Earth), even controlling networked speakers for
> iTunes!
>
> (BTW, Handbrake under OSX runs circles around anything I have found
> for Ubuntu as far as ripping DVDs...)
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