[mythtv-users] wireless frontend?

[Nelson Tang]

I'd like to add a data point to this discussion.  I'm using a backend
over wireless (a pair of WRT54 routers running OpenWRT connected to
each other).  I transcode my SD video down to MPEG4 and end up at
roughly 750MB/hr, which is a little artifact-y but seldom is it
distractingly so.  I've run as many as 3 frontends simulatenously (1
wired to the "receiving" wireless router, 2 wireless) and have very
nearly NO hiccups at all.  This is all on 802.11g and using the
simple-to-make parabolic antenna reflectors found at
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html (the Ez-12
antenna, which honestly took me about 15 minutes to print, glue, cut
out, and fold).

Before I used these reflectors, I would have problems getting even one
frontend to play flawlessly, and I would have frequent disconnections
(especially if someone started up the microwave).  Once I put these
reflectors onto my wireless antennas, I honestly can't even remember
having any hiccups at all during playback.  If you're thinking about
using wireless, I highly recommend these reflectors to boost your
signal - especially for my situation, where my backend is down in the
basement and there's only one direction I need to radiate my wireless
signal.

--nelson