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Subject:    Re: [mythtv-users] Myth setup for hdtv - config help
From:       "Bill Williamson" <bill () bbqninja ! com>
Date:       2008-05-29 11:03:09
Message-ID: c4b6bea50805290403i120d490em864731b0c7bb0d5a () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Simon Allcorn <simon.allcorn@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm trying to get some HD content viewable on my frontend and would like
> some help / suggestions as to what I can do to get this working.
>
> I have tried to look at transcoding but afaik the internal mythtranscode
> program does not support H.264 and using mencoder takes many hours on my
> front end system, let alone the less powerful backend.
>
> What I'm after is details on what config changes (frontend and backend) I
> can make to give me the best chance of playing this HD conetent with no
> transcoding - I'm lead to believe that my FE box is quick enough (if only
> just!) to decode this content.
>
> *
> HD source:*
>
> UK, BBC HD (1440x1080i 16:9, H.264 with MBAFF)
>
>
> *System:*
>
> Frontend: P4 *2.4*Ghz (single core), 1Gb memory , 100Mbit network
> Backend: P4 Celeron 515Mb memory
>

my opinion:
No way is that fast enough.  Try a 3400+ dual core athlon64 or the like to
do it with deinterlacing and never dropping frames.

The backend is just streaming to disk, so no problem there.

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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Simon Allcorn &lt;<a \
href="mailto:simon.allcorn@gmail.com">simon.allcorn@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, \
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi All,<br><br>I&#39;m trying \
to get some HD content viewable on my frontend and would like some help / suggestions \
as to what I can do to get this working. <br><br>I have tried to look at transcoding \
but afaik the internal mythtranscode program does not support H.264 and using \
mencoder takes many hours on my front end system, let alone the less powerful \
backend.<br>

<br>What I&#39;m after is details on what config changes (frontend and backend) I can \
make to give me the best chance of playing this HD conetent with no transcoding - \
I&#39;m lead to believe that my FE box is quick enough (if only just!) to decode this \
content.<br>

<br><b><br>HD source:</b><br><br>UK, BBC HD (1440x1080i 16:9, H.264 with \
MBAFF)<br><br><br><b>System:</b><br><br>Frontend: P4 <b>2.4</b>Ghz (single core), 1Gb \
memory , 100Mbit network<br>Backend: P4 Celeron 515Mb memory<br> \
</blockquote><div><br>my opinion:<br>No way is that fast enough.&nbsp; Try a 3400+ \
dual core athlon64 or the like to do it with deinterlacing and never dropping \
frames.<br></div></div><br>The backend is just streaming to disk, so no problem \
there.<br>



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