[mythtv-users] Difference between myth front end and back end?

[Malcolm]

Very nice explaination.  Thanks a lot.

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 20:19:57 -0800
Bruce Markey <bjm at lvcm.com> wrote:

> Malcolm wrote:
> > Can someone help me out with an explaination of the myth front end and
> > backend?
> 
> The backend controls tuner cards and is used for recording.
> It has no GUI and is needed on each machine that has one or
> more TV cards but is not needed on any machine that does not
> have a tuner.
> 
> There is exactly one master backend that runs the scheduler
> and assigns recording tasks to other backends (if any) which
> are called slave backends. Backend are normally running all
> the time so they are ready to record and available to serve
> any files they have recorded.
> 
> The frontend is the GUI that users use for playback. It can
> run on a computer monitor or on a TV if the computer has a
> graphics card that supports TV-out. A mythbackend may or may
> not also run on the same machine depending on if the system
> has a TV card. Any frontend can be stopped or started at any
> time with no impact on the recording schedule.
> 
> There is no master or slave frontend but frontends are often
> referred to as local or remote indicating whether or not they
> are on the same machine that holds recorded files. Any frontend
> can play files recorded by any of the backends.
> 
> --  bjm
> 
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