[mythtv-users] Bandwidth requirements MPEG2

Michael J. Lynch mlynch at gcom.com
Fri Dec 3 13:18:53 UTC 2004


Sorry....I just couldn't help myself  :-)


Martijn Coenen wrote:

>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:
>>
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>>>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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>>
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