[mythtv-users] Frontend and Backend

Max max-mythtv-users at lasevich.net
Wed Jul 16 17:20:53 EDT 2003


Basically:

The backend handles TV scheduled recording and livetv buffer.

Frontend handles playback (Inlcuding live tv, recordings, videos, music,
weather, etc.)

I think backend can stream content to frontend, but does not if it is localy
available. (In case of multiple machines - NFS mount.)

-M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Empfield" <oldwizeman85 at hotmail.com>
To: <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: [mythtv-users] Frontend and Backend


> Hi.
>
> What is the Frontend and Backend?   I am a bit confused.  I am trying to
> install MythTV without a video capture card and when I asked about
> installing MythTV this way (without a capture card) someone wrote me
saying
> to skip the steps in the How-To (by Jarod Wilson) that deal with the
> backend.
>
> Thanks.
> Robert
>
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