codec or system requirements?

[gamerscloset]

I'm trying to find the sweet spot between quality and playability on my MCE. I capture HDTV on my main machine, encode it, copy it to the MCE box and watch it there. So far, I've either shrunk it too much and the quality sucks but I can play it, or I've shrunk it too little, the quality is great but It has stutters when playing on the MCE box.

I'm able to play on my main machine without troubles.

So, I'm not sure if it's a codec issue on the MCE box, or if it's a min requirements problem.

What do you guys think I should be able to run, trouble free, on the following system? Keep in mind that all recordings have ac3 audio.

512mb Ram
1ghz CPU
GeForce FX 5200 (8x AGP w/128mb Ram)

Thanks,
GC

[jggimi]

The question has nothing to do with GK or AGK, rather, to do with MPEG-4 playback PC hardware. Moved to Hardware forum.

[gamerscloset]

It partly has to do with AGK. I'm looking for recomendations on what codecs I should use to display an avi generated by AGK.

Also, what size file should I be generating with AGK with the system that I currently have so that I can watch it without stuttering.

-GC

[theReal]

ffdshow is pretty good for viewing mpeg4, also on slower machines.
However I doubt that a 1Ghz cpu can handle HD mpeg4.
Resolutions of up to 640xXXX or maybe 704xXXX should play fine, though.

[Sharktooth]

Try Geexbox. Maybe it can play those encodes without stuttering.