[mythtv-users] Attaining Smooth Video Playback with VDPAU

[Greg Grotsky]

On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Andre Newman <mythtv-list at dinkum.org.uk>
wrote:

> No one seems to have picked up on this point: MythTV only changes frame
> rate to closest match not resolution _and_ frame rate, so you won’t see a
> switch to 720p for a 720p recording if your TV mode is normally 1080p.
>
> You can set specific resolution overrides which is useful if you really
> want 720p to output as 720p for example. I have one that matches 1280x720
> as my projector can do higher framerates at 720p than 1080p, I have some
> videos at 720p100 and 720p120 which play correctly and (extremely) smoothly
> with the resolution match rule and automatic frame rate set.
>
> You might want to output at native resolution if your TV does a better job
> of scaling than your video card but to do this you have to make an override
> in MythTV for each resolution you want to be recognised.


Yeah, I figured that out after a little while. Then I saw it changing the
frequency when playing some of my mythvideos. I originally thought
"separate video modes" meant changing resolutions. It's all good now.

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
wrote:

>  Or use this as your justification to upgrade to a better TV?
> (it is not a rationalization or an excuse when you have a
> good technical reason to make the decision.  That is my
> story, and I am going to stick with it. :-)
>

If I get a 240Hz TV will it make mythtv's playback of my 25Hz video
smoother? I figured it would look the same since it can't seem to keep up
at 60Hz. Maybe you're saying that a new TV will support a 25Hz refresh rate?
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