On 10/7/05, Patrick Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The reason why it won't work is because the device has a dedicated ASIC for the Mpeg I/II playback. This is why it doesn't need a fan. The ASIC they are using doesn't know how to decode Mpeg 4.
Steve Adeff wrote:
> On Friday 07 October 2005 20:26, Patrick Watson wrote:
>
>> bill peck wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/7/05, *Bruce Smith* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Will it play shows from the backend that have been transcoded to
>>> MPEG-4?
>>> No it will not. The roku can only decode MPEG1 and MPEG2.
>>>
>> Unfortunately that kills it for me. MPEG-4 and similar codecs like DivX,
>> Xvid, etc are a must-have for me. MythMusic and MythGame are nice too. :)
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>
> is mpeg-4 a cpu problem or?
I'm not sure if you meant that as a "why doesn't MPEG-4 work?" or a "Why
is MPEG-4 a must have?"
As far as why it doesn't work, I have no idea. The only experience I
have with this device is this email thread. As for my reasons: I
transcode everything to MPEG-4 so that it doesn't eat up as much disk
space. Thus, if I were to loose MPEG-4 playback, most of my library
wouldn't be playable.
Patrick
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The reason why it won't work is because the device has a dedicated ASIC for the Mpeg I/II playback. This is why it doesn't need a fan. The ASIC they are using doesn't know how to decode Mpeg 4.
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