Definately sounds like a setup issue my myth box is probably the least powerful here p3 1ghz, 1gb of ram, geforce 4, and I can watch and record digital, (not and true hd 1080p), and hd Xvids no problems.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Dean Hamstead <[email protected]> wrote: > are you installing the nvidia drivers? or just the out of the box open > source ones? > > > > > Dean > > > jam wrote: > >> On Thursday 08 January 2009 10:00:05 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I'm looking to setup a pc with an output to a tv (big flatscreen) to >>> play video files. Sort of like home theatre. >>> >>> or video files over a lan connection from a server. >>> >>> recording tv is not necessary but may be good. >>> >>> Is there a Linux distro that does this or do people go for a hardware >>> appliance? >>> >> >> As others have enthused, mythtv on your choice of distro. >> I'd never go without myth either HOWEVER the actual graphics performance >> is aweful. Even on high end nvidea cards the display jitters, movies are >> 'OK' footy or Motor Racing etc is terrid. Even modest hardware is >> distinctly better and high end hardware eg sony bravia is much smoother. >> >> We've tried Core2, AMD-X2, Intel and Nvidia graphics: Mobo, 8500, 8600 >> without significant oooo-aaah's >> >> James >> > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Regards Morgan Storey,A+, MCSE:Security. IT Security Specialist. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
