[mythtv-users] Initial foray into Mythtv

[Matthew Keefe]

So it seems I did understand it mostly correct.  As far as frontends
go, I'm hoping that they manage to cobble together a PS3 solution.
Less hardware to buy.  Sony's hypervisor may make that more than just
a little troublesome though.

I suppose then, from your phrasing, that there isn't any code to
offload the flash workload onto the gpu?  A vdpau for flash, if you
will :)



On Monday, May 11, 2009, Fred Squires <fsquires at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I agree about that nVidia Ion, I'm anxious to see how it turns out.  I have
>> heard some initial reports, however, that indicate it may not be as saucy as
>> it appears.  I hope they are preemptive, but then all reports at this point
>> are somewhat ahead of their time.  I don't mind spending some money now to
>> learn how to work with MythTV and then replace the hardware in the future if
>> the Ion, or something like it.  In any case, I would think that those kinds
>> of systems would need a backend...and thus the role for my computer now :)
>> Of course, being green, I may have some false assumptions lurking in that
>> opinion.
>
> The thing you need to realize about the Ion is that it's a relatively
> slow processor paired with a fast video card. Most of the complaints
> against it (that I've heard anyway) are about CPU intensive
> activities, like playing Hulu, and other flash video. Currently flash
> is not hardware accelerated, and is therefore slow on an Ion Box. The
> typical use in a MythTV box (at least my typical use) will be playing
> back HD/SD mpeg2 and h264 video, which can be played back in hardware
> with vdpau.
>
> So, while the Ion might not be perfect for every use, it looks like
> it'll be great for a MythTV Frontend.
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