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On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 6:11 AM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. It's |
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> a Dell Inspiron Desktop 530, with 2 gigs of ram, assembled and shipped |
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> August 2007. It has an Intel dual core (*NOT* a "Core Duo") cpu like so |
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> (from /proc/cpuinfo). |
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> vendor_id : GenuineIntel |
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> cpu family : 6 |
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> model : 15 |
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> model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2140 @ 1.60GHz |
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> stepping : 2 |
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> cpu MHz : 1595.660 |
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> cache size : 1024 KB |
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> The original Intel onboard GPU wasn't really up to the task. I bought |
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> an Nvidia GeForce 6200 video card, set it up, and it handles 1280x720p |
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> video OK, from my HDHomerun TV tuner box. 1920x1080i shows the |
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> occasional hint of stuttering. I followed the instructions at |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml including the Nouveau |
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> driver. I'm running ICEWM to minimize system overhead. Are there any |
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> other tips and tricks for getting better video performance out of this |
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> admittedly old system? glxgears shows 382 fps when the system is idle. |
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> It works without an xorg.conf. This also happens to my mdev test |
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> machine (no udev). I'm attaching the Xorg log file for more detail. |
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Use any nVidia card capable of full, in-hardware decoding of full |
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h.264 AVC. I've got two GeForce 210s which I purchased because A) they |
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were $50/pc two years ago, and B) they did exactly this. |
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Then enable vdpau. (But that means running the proprietary drivers, |
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disabling KMS, disabling NOVOU, etc) |
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Then use any media player with support for vdpau. I know mplayer will |
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do it. I'm unsure about ffmpeg, flash, etc. |
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With an (old) $50 card, you can get an old Core 2 desktop system to |
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serve as an HTPC. |
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:wq |