<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Travis Tabbal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:travis@tabbal.net">travis@tabbal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">I would like to play back 1080p content at 720p (native TV res) from my mythbox. The current CPU is an Athlon 64 X2 3800. It can almost play some of the test rips I have, but mplayer maxes out both cores and the playback stutters. The primary codec is H264, which I know is more CPU heavy. I was considering a CPU upgrade to the X2 6000, almost a 50% clock boost (3Ghz/core), and more cache. I was wondering if anyone has used that CPU with this type of content and can tell me if it will get the job done. I'd rather not fork out $100 for a new CPU just to have to spend $150 on another one. :) <br>
<br>MPlayer is set up to use both cores, and seems to do so just fine. It's just not enough with my current hardware. <br><br>My search turned up people sugesting that the 6000 might be considered a minimum, but nobody seemed to have tried it. Would a 3 or 4 core CPU be a better choice? Most video apps don't seem to be threaded all that much, so I've hesitated on getting more cores. <br>
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<br></blockquote></div><br>How do you have mplayer set to use both cores? I have a Q6600 and 8800GT and 720p rips play perfectly but 1080p rips have slowdown in some parts, and I know that they should play back just fine. I use mplayer but have never thought of setting it to use more than one core, would be interested to give it a go.<br>
<br>Thanks<br>Bob<br></div>