[mythtv-users] MythTV vs XBMC

[jedi]

On Thu, May 08, 2014 at 11:42:59AM -0600, Travis Tabbal wrote:
> I'm a bit bemused at this idea that RPi can't use "commonly available
> consumer video formats"....
> 
> IMO, there are only a few that matter..
> 
> HD: h264, MPEG2, VC-1
> SD: MPEG2, Xvid
> 
> A few minor variants, but really, how many do you use?
> 
> The Pi doesn't do MPEG2/VC-1 out of the box, you need a CODEC license for
> about $5 to do it. h264 is near flawless. CPU decode for XVid works fine at
> SD resolution, which is all I have in that format anyway. I can play
> 1080p at 30Mbps BD rips fine. I did need to OC for software AC3/DTS conversion

    You're actually making me less optimistic...

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