[mythtv-users] Bandwidth requirements MPEG2

Martijn Coenen coenen at gmail.com
Fri Dec 3 13:00:03 UTC 2004


I knew somebody would say that, hence my statement that theory (900
kbs != 4000 kbs) doesn't always match practice. There's always
overhead and such, so I was actually looking for people with
experience.

Of course I hope you're right.

Martijn


On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:56:25 -0600, Michael J. Lynch <mlynch at gcom.com> wrote:
> 900 kbs != 4000 kbs AFAICT
> 
> 
> 
> Martijn Coenen wrote:
> 
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I would like to run a mythtv frontend on my xbox. For some very
> >strange reason my Xbox nic will only work on 10 mbit hubs, for all 100
> >mbit hubs/switches I tried it fails autonegotation. I've tried
> >everything, but something must be wrong with the NIC.
> >
> >Anyway, I read many topics about wireless connections to the
> >front-end, people complain that 802.11b ain't enough for frontend
> >(802.11b will boil down to 500/600 KB/s). However I cannot find the
> >actual bandwith requirements anywhere. I will be able to provide a
> >sustained 10 mbit feed (around 900 KB/s) to the frontend, do you guys
> >think it will suffice for average mpeg2 (4000 kbit)?  I know the
> >numbers say it should suffice, but practice is too often different
> >from reality.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Martijn Coenen
> >
> >
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