[mythtv-users] Intel Compute Stick as a frontend?

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 05/08/15 13:25, Tom Bongiorno wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 8:14 AM, Will Dormann <wdormann at gmail.com
> <mailto:wdormann at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 8/5/15 3:08 AM, Paul Kendall wrote:
>     > I've been using a MeegoPad T01 for quite a while now and it works very
>     > well. All my recordings are either 1080i or 720p h264. They play fine
>     > with audio over HDMI using VAAPI.
>     > I actually replaced an ION1 system with the MeegoPad.
> 
> 
>     It might be a bit subjective, but how would you compare the HD video
>     playback using VAAPI vs. the ION's VDPAU?   In terms of deinterlacing,
>     consistent frame rate, vsync (no tearing), etc.
> 
> 
>     Thanks
>     -WD
> 
> 
> As Paul mentioned, this should work. However, this is at the expense of
> reduce deinterlaced video quality. Some people see the difference, and
> some do not. It was very noticeable in my side-by-side test. I opted for
> a used ION2 on eBay.
> 

Given that we have not yet implemented deinterlacing with the VAAPI
interface, i'm not surprised about this.

Stuart