[mythtv-users] what's the state of Intel HD 4000 / 4400 decoding?

[Jay Foster]

On 9/24/2014 1:39 PM, Tyler T wrote:
>   > tl;dr - what are the limitations on mythfrontend with HD 4000/4400 graphics?
>
> I don't know how HD 4000 / 4400 maps to the chipsets listed here:
>
> http://www.x.org/wiki/IntelGraphicsDriver/
>
> but the newer chips appear to be able to hardware-assist MPEG-2
> decoding via VA-API.
>
> I don't know if VDPAU (instead of VA-API) can be used on Intel
> graphics, but there does seem to be blossoming support for VDPAU on
> AMD graphics chips. So if you're willing to consider AMD, that may
> widen your options a bit.
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I'm in the process of building a new FE/BE system.  I was originally 
planning on using an NVidia graphics card, but was turned off a bit due 
to the extra fans and noise.  The MB will have an Intel Haswell i7, so I 
am now planning on trying the Intel video.  I still want to do the 
MPEG-2 decoding in software, and just use VA-API for the 
rendering/deinterlacing.  I think MythTV supports this configuration for 
VDPAU (NVidia), but is it supported with VA-API too?  If I cannot get it 
to work satisfactorily, I still have the option of installing an NVidia 
card.

Jay