[mythtv] MythTV as a set-top box?

Storm Communications mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:27:33 -0700


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From: "Robert Kulagowski" <rkulagowski@thrupoint.net>
To: <mythtv-dev@snowman.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 1:17 PM
Subject: RE: [mythtv] MythTV as a set-top box?


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> > Can I use this software as a set top box, complete with a ir 
> > remote?
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> Yes.  There are lircrc config files in the configfiles/ directory.

Great. Do you have any idea where I can get the ir remote hardware?
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> > I have
> > been reading about mythbackend, does that mean I can use it 
> > as a head end?
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> I believe that the developers are planning for that to happen,
> eventually.  That way, you can have one or more backend servers doing
> the encoding, and then frontend viewers.

That would be perfect.
> 
> > How many users will it serve?
> 
> Performance testing / number of users will probably need to wait
> until the total seperation of frontend/backend.  At that point,
> variables like disk speed, network speed, etc will come into play.

Thanks!

_______________________________
Kris Cote
Director of Internet Engineering
StormServer Internet / Storm3 Communications
admin@stormserver.net


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