[PLUG] MythTV Testing - HDTV choppy
Dick Steffens
dick at dicksteffens.com
Sat Sep 21 04:50:31 UTC 2013
On 09/20/2013 05:36 PM, Galen Seitz wrote:
> On 09/20/13 16:44, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> I'm testing Mythbuntu on an Toshiba Satellite laptop. Everything
>> installs and runs. I have a simple dipole antenna connected to an
>> HDHomeRun box connected to my home network. I can see a number of local
>> channels. Those sending a non-HD signal are clear. Those sending an HD
>> signal are slightly choppy. I'm guessing this is related to system
>> memory, but wanted to get other opinions.
> How are you viewing this? Via mythtv's 'live tv' feature, or are you
> viewing a recording?
Live TV. I haven't tried recording anything yet. Today was the first
time I had an opportunity to finish configuring MythTV to the point
where I could watch something with it. Previously I ran HDHomeRun Config
GUI and watched a couple of stations via VLC Media Player. Same
choppiness there, too, and also with the demo movie clips in MythTV
setup. The silly bird was fine, but the character trekking through snow
in the mountains was slightly choppy. Note, that the choppiness is not
terrible, but it is noticeable.
Next time I have some free time I'll try setting it up to record
something and see what I get.
> ...
> OK, I see that your laptop has an Intel GMA X3100. This may be the
> problem. I'm not sure whether this video hardware is capable of hw
> decode of HD, at least with the drivers available for Linux. You may
> have better luck with software decoding, but that too may be a problem,
> as the T2310 in your laptop may not be up to the task either. You can
> try adjusting the quality of the decode in order to reduce the burden on
> your hardware.
>
> This might be useful:
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Playback_profiles
I'll fiddle with those, too, when time permits.
> I highly doubt that your problem is due to lack of memory.
That's good to know. Like I said, I'm not sure it makes sense to spend
too much on this particular laptop. It does, however, give me the
opportunity to get to know MythTV from an operational perspective.
Thanks for your comments.
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Regards,
Dick Steffens
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