[linux-audio-user] CPU temperature, mp3 decoding and sample rates

hi there,

one of my continuing quests on linux is trying to find a suitable mp3
player to ... play my mp3's. what i need is something like amarok (my
favourite), rhythmbox or muine that has multiple output interfaces;
intuitive mp3 browser/library; cover art display; slick interface; and
system tray/plugin support.

the thing is, it's not hard to find these programs (they are listed
above), but they are all extremely unstable (i think gstreamer could be
to blame) and i find that they all put quite a load on the processor.
i'm regularly hitting a cpu temperature of 63 degrees just by playing
back mp3's ... i think this is quite a high temperature to be running at
(increasing, under further load to about 70 degrees - this is on a cool
day) just to be playing mp3's.

what are other people's experiences here? am i being too paranoid?

due to the instability of most players that incorporate user-friendly
mp3 library browsers, i've mainly been using beep-media-player as far as
linux apps go, and it's cool cos it allows you to configure the playback
samplerate for mp3's. but, even at 22050 sampling rate, i reach temp of
- at most - 60 degrees.

however, i am now using winamp under wine, and configuring it to the
same sample rate yields max cpu temperature of 54 degrees - a much more
comfortable level for me.

as a comparison, when doing real-time recording with jack, i can have a
few clients, a vst plugin, and recording happening while never going far
from about 65 degrees ...

are the mp3 decoders/streamers in linux really crap, or do i need to
look at better cooling for my cpu/motherboard?

shayne
Received on Thu Jan 20 12:15:06 2005