[mythtvnz] Zotac ion settings and issues

[Jonathan Hoskin]

>
> > I'd�love to know if anyone with a Zotac Ion front end is using time
> stretch with no problems (with NZ HD recordings). Timestretch on my Zotac
> works fine with SD recordings, DVD rips etc, but with HD recordings the
> sound breaks up like the processor can't keep up.
> >
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if you are overloading the CPU since you only
> have a single core.
>
> Have you checked what top says during these breakups?  I haven't got one
> of these or HD at this stage, but was looking at one for when I do make
> the move to HD.
>

A bit OT but related:
I don't have a Ion (yet), but have recently switched my FE from a single
core 2.1Ghz AMD LE-1200 to a dual core 1.6Ghz Pentium E2140. Clock for clock
they are about the same thing, but having the extra core has made the front
end much smoother everywhere in the application.
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