[mythtv-users] recommendations?: energy efficient FE/BE system

[Daryl McDonald]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 1:21 PM, James Miller <gajs-f0el at dea.spamcon.org>
> wrote:
> > So are you saying no sort of rescaling or down-converting, a process that
> > relies on CPU or maybe GPU processor power, needs to happen when 1080
> > content needs to be displayed on a 720 monitor?
>
> Scaling is definitely needed.  Where it's performed can vary.  You can
> do it in the CPU, in the GPU, or you can send a 1080 output signal to
> a 720 TV/monitor and it may do the scaling within the monitor.  Some
> displays support that, some don't.
>
> That said, scaling is one of the easiest and quickest parts of the
> calculation (especially compared to deinterlacing), so it usually
> isn't an issue.
>
> Eric
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> My case must be the auto-scale handled by my TV/monitor (its an LG Plasma)
Eric mentions, my situation is one of "blissful ignorance"
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