2010-05-02, 19:17
after about 2 weeks of use i have to confess the decoder is not working with XBMC as well as i had hoped. the video frames are fairly smooth at 720p when there are no sudden abrupt events (car chases, fights, sporting events, etc) and the audio sync pretty well with the voice. my tv resolution only goes to 720p so thats all i can attest to.
but... when i do watch action movies or sporting events as mkv files at 720p there is an irregularity in rendering. frames accelerate periodically as if the video has to catch up with the audio. the sync is still pretty good though.
i have not played with the XBMC rendering options but i am a bit disappointed as this decoder is supposed to play 1080p!
i have this thread on the gentoo forums but i hope i can find more support here. this is the link of the progress on that thread:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-810...art-0.html
but... when i do watch action movies or sporting events as mkv files at 720p there is an irregularity in rendering. frames accelerate periodically as if the video has to catch up with the audio. the sync is still pretty good though.
i have not played with the XBMC rendering options but i am a bit disappointed as this decoder is supposed to play 1080p!
Code:
appletv ~ # dmesg | grep crystalhd
Loading crystalhd 0.9.27Code:
appletv ~ # dmesg | grep 70012
Broadcom 70012 Decoder 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Broadcom 70012 Decoder 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
Starting BCM70012 Device
CStopping BCM70012 Device
Broadcom 70012 Decoder 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64Code:
appletv ~ # lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq 36860 0
snd_seq_device 5432 1 snd_seq
wl 1942460 0
snd_pcm_oss 29704 0
snd_mixer_oss 11908 1 snd_pcm_oss
nvidia 8858588 38
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi 2852 1
hid_apple 5372 0
hid_logitech 5220 0
crystalhd 45548 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 182676 1
snd_hda_intel 21312 3
usbhid 15020 0
snd_hda_codec 47240 3 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm 49076 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
i2c_i801 8148 0
snd_timer 15152 3 snd_seq,snd_pcm
i2c_core 16712 2 nvidia,i2c_i801
snd 40552 13 snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 4844 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 7060 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcmi have this thread on the gentoo forums but i hope i can find more support here. this is the link of the progress on that thread:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-810...art-0.html
