[mythtv-users] raspberry pi live hd
Nick Rout
nick.rout at gmail.com
Fri Jan 11 07:41:08 UTC 2013
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Monkey Pet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Monkey Pet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:13 AM, jacek burghardt <
>> jaceksburghardt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Does raspberry pi supports live tv in hd with xbmc? I have mythtv 0.26
>>> fixes backend. I would like to replace my appletv with raspberry pi.
>>>
>>
>> I know using the xbmc mythtv pvr client, it supports HD playback of
>> recordings. It is still very buggy and stutterers during the playback, so
>> not very useful yet. Maybe in a few more months the kinks will be worked
>> out.
>>
>
> I just tested watching LIVE TV HD Channels using the xbmc cmyth pvr client
> on xbian 1.0 alpha 4. I was surprised to see it working. It takes awhile
> for the PVR to startup maybe 5-10 mins. After it is loaded, then you can
> navigate the channels and choose to watch a channel. The stream will then
> start. There is some stuttering, but it stabilizes and it
> is definitely watchable. I tested a few channels and it seems to work! My
> raspberry pi is slightly overclocked. My mythtv backend is using the HDHR
> tuners.
>
> I don't think the raspberry pi as a xbmc mythtv client frontend is for
> prime time yet, but it definitely is starting to look usable.
>
>
mpeg2 or h.264? (If mpeg2 I assume you have bought the codec licence?)
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