[mythtv-users] Really confused about the backend server

[Daniel Jimenez]

So basically, all the video is streamed over Ethernet to the front end?

Is this choppy? Does the backend box do encoding and decoding, or does
the front end do decoding? I realize 100 mbps is a lot of bandwidth...

Also, the front-end machine basically just needs TV out and a nic?

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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Robert Kulagowski
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:13 AM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Really confused about the backend server


 
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>Does backend just do storage and XMLTV station times/dates?
>Front-end does actual recording, compressing and playback?

No.

If you have a split system (ie, two or more), the backend is doing
the encoding.  The frontend is doing the displaying.

Storage - simple answer is yes, the backend does storage.  The more
complex answer with things like NFS, etc, is that no, the physical
storage doesn't necessarily have to be local to the backend.

XMLTV - simple answer is yes, the master backend does XMLTV.

I'd recommend reading the HOWTO and running the system for a while. 
Then you'll understand the flexibility that MythTV will give you with
respect to storage / encoding / etc.

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