[MPlayer-users] TVout without X.

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 01:02:57AM -0500, Jeremy Brenner wrote:
> I like the mpeg decoding, but I don't want them to skimp on the
> framebuffer, because you end up using 2x the processor power to play
> anything that isn't mpeg.  My collection consists of about 140GB of divx
> and 5GB of mpegs.  I love hardware decoding, but I don't wanna have to
> reencode all my videos on the way.  I would be happy without hw decoding
> if I could just find a high quality tv out paired with the ability to
> play without X.  That and I don't wanna replace my main vid card. 

Then just make an ntsc encoder (or pal if you prefer) and connect your
vga port to it, then set the mode timings right for ntsc (or pal).
It's a little work but it turned out great for me.

Rich