[mythtv-users] Does a second frontend need a second backend too?

[Blammo]

On 9/26/05, Greg Woods <greg at gregandeva.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 12:48 +0100, Neil Bird wrote:
> You only need a backend process on machines that have tuner cards in
> them. If you just want to watch recordings, or watch live TV via a tuner
> located in another backend machine, then you don't need a local backend
> process.

On the other hand, having a running backend process allows the machine
to help transcoding and commercial flagging, which, as long as the
frontend is fast enough, can be a great thing, especially during the
fall season. :)