[ubuntu-uk] wondering about pic quality?

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Im running a AMD dual core 5000+ with 2gb of ram!
 
I dont intend to watch broadcast HD from my pc... just the occassional "HD" file episode of prison break for example! the ones that are normally 350mb in size! 



> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:10:12 +0100> From: rob at esdelle.co.uk> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] wondering about pic quality?> > Chris Rowson wrote:> > > > > After having a wee read of the MythTV wiki, it looks like you should> > be careful to ensure that your CPU is powerful enough to play HD> > quality stuff too.> > > > "The minimum CPU requirement for broadcast HDTV playback (720p or> > 1080i) with de-interlacing is a CPU such as an Athlon64 3200+ or> > Pentium 2.8 Ghz, either Pentium D 820 or Pentium 4. Since the Athlon64> > line is much cheaper many people end up purchasing an Athlon."> > > > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_HDTV#CPU> > > > That would work out about right, my system is an Athlon 3000+ and I just > managed to play HD (720p) quicktime content with mplayer. Luckily with > dual core CPU's, motherboards and memory getting so cheap now it isn't > too much of a problem anymore. I got my laptop just before Dell started > bringing in the Core2 Duo CPU's (I have a Pentium M 1.8GHz laptop).> > Eventually when I finally get the ok from my other half (i.e. after > we've got married next September) I'm hoping to have another bash at > building a MythTV box. Hopefully by then prices of LCD TV's should be > really really cheap. :-)> > Rob> > > -- > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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