[mythtv-users] feasibility of XBOX as a backend AND frontend

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net]On Behalf Of jim at fuckerz.net
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 8:43 AM
> To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
> Subject: [mythtv-users] feasibility of XBOX as a backend AND frontend
>
>
> In my mind the Uber-Solution would be running an Xbox as both front and
> back end for mythtv. I've seen a brief mention of this on the archive but
> I was unable to determin if anyone had actually done it. I've just found
> MythTV and it looks great!
>
> Seems to me this should be workable. There are Linux drivers for the USB
> based WinTV tuner. And of course the Xbox supports USB. The only question
> is if the Xbox is fast enough to handle encoding... The WinTV device does
> not do any compression or encoding as far AFIK.
>
> If this could be made to work it would be awesome. You'd have an
> all-in-one box that handles pretty much EVERY entertainment function, all
> wrapped up in a CHEAP, small, quiet container.
>
> I don't currently own an Xbox or a WinTV, but I'll run out and buy them
> both if my research indicates that this might work!
>
> Anyone have any info on this?

Well, I know the Xbox is Celeron-based, but what speed does it run at?  It'd
probably have to be 1GHz or more to get reasonable performance for a
combined frontend/backend.

-JAC

PS- Interesting domain name you have...