Linux equivalent vs VMR9?

[valnar]

I know with Windows you have several display capabilities like Overlay, VMR7, VMR9. Video card options with AVIVO and Purevideo.

So, what does Linux have? Is there any Linux capability of displaying true HD resolution with decent quality, deinterlacing, etc? What does MythTV use as its' display technology? Because if it's just overlay, then I don't understand what the Linux zealots are arguing?

Robert

[lobosrul]

It seems that MythTV uses OpenGL.

Interesting read:

http://www.linuxis.us/linux/media/ho...tpc/video.html

[stanger89]

Linux has nothing like PureVideo/AVIVO, those are Windows only.

[valnar]

Originally Posted by stanger89

Linux has nothing like PureVideo/AVIVO, those are Windows only.

Right. What I want to know is if Linux or MythTV has anything equivalent that can compare quality-wise to Windows. So the question remains - Is there any reason to use MythTV over Sage or another Windows based PVR? Or is it just for Linux zealots who won't admit that something Microsoft may be better?

-Robert

[stanger89]

I think it really comes down to features and cost vs quality. There are some "decent" software deinterlacer's for linux, I think about on par with ffdshow/dscaler. From what I gather I'd say software to software wise, quality is probably about equal.

But I've yet to find a software solution that can be run realtime which rivals my nVidia setups for deinterlacing and overall film/video picture quality.

And FWIW, you can get Sage for Linux