[mythtv-users] High level system architecture questions

Brad Benson bbenso1 at gmail.com
Thu May 26 01:00:20 UTC 2005


On 5/25/05, Ben Bargabus <ben_b at ppdonline.com> wrote:

> Ultimately I'd like to have a master backend and multiple slave backends
> in my "media server room" along with six DTV receivers, two 400 disc DVD
> changers, and a really healthy RAID box.

Instead of buying multiple 400 disc DVD changers, why not put that
money into disks and RAID controllers and then rip your DVD's to the
hard drive?  If you do that you don't have to worry about trying to
pass through video from your DVD player through Myth to the TV.  Just
use MythVideo and all your ripped DVD's are available on demand.  You
could always change up what DVD's are available on disk from time to
time and still pop a DVD into the drive on the frontend machine if
it's not currently available.

Of course, that will require a ton of disk space, but it sounds like
you've already got pretty lofty goals for your network so I wouldn't
think a giant LVM volume spanning RAID drives would be that big of a
deal and it would certainly make things easier from a usability
standpoint.

Just my $0.02.

Brad Benson


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