[mythtv-users] mpeg4 on Ion ?

[Yeechang Lee]

Jim Stichnoth <stichnot at gmail.com> says:
> I have an ION-ITX-C based frontend, which I believe is the same Atom
> processor as the Revo 1600. [ . . . ] But if I try to play a
> similarly transcoded file that originated from a 1080i HDHR
> recording, there is lots of stuttering and dropped frame messages in
> the log.

The ION2 will solve this issue with its native Xvid support. In the
meanwhile, though, this is a limitation that anyone who purchases an
ION-based box with the mindset that it is the "ideal cheap MythTV
frontend" ought to be aware of.

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