2007-12-26, 02:29
Features aren't an issue; xbmc plays pretty much everything mplayer does. Performance is, though. Mplayer and totem(xine) take up ~12% CPU speed playing a simple 480i xvid, while XBMC consumes 25-50%. Playing a 720p xvid, mplayer uses 15-20% of one CPU at 1.6Ghz. XBMC takes up 40% of one CPU and 60% of the other (still at 1.6Ghz).
I need to get some 1080p for further performance testing, since I can't even generate enough load to get my cpufreq up to the max of 3Ghz, but it's pretty clear that performance is far lower in XBMC. Now I'm not using those CPUs for anything in particular; this is a dedicated XBMC machine. But it does limit the potential users of the software.
I need to get some 1080p for further performance testing, since I can't even generate enough load to get my cpufreq up to the max of 3Ghz, but it's pretty clear that performance is far lower in XBMC. Now I'm not using those CPUs for anything in particular; this is a dedicated XBMC machine. But it does limit the potential users of the software.