[mythtv-users] General Set-Up Question
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Jun 1 22:00:26 UTC 2006
On 06/01/06 17:34, Greg Woods wrote:
>On Thu, 2006-06-01 at 12:56 -0700, Robert McIntosh wrote:
>
>
>>if the machine that is serving as the MythTV server is
>>not located next to the television, will I need some sort of device next
>>to the TV in order to control the MythTV server?
>>
To put names on these (as it seems the terminology is the greatest
source of the OP's confusion):
>You will obviously need some sort of connection to the TV.
>
from your frontend (the computer running mythfrontend).
> That means
>either you have to run a cable from a video output of your TV server to
>the TV,
>
if you set up your TV server as a combined backend (the computer that
runs mythbackend) and frontend
> and some kind of control device
>
such as an infrared receiver for your remote
> from near where you watch the TV
>
>
so the remote signal can reach the receiver
>back to the server,
>
which--because it's a frontend--is running LIRC to process received
remote signals.
> or you will need a computer near the TV
>
a frontend
> that is
>connected to the server
>
a separate backend
> via an IP network link.
>
the network ;)
Note that by definition, a backend does the recording/capturing of TV
(for recorded programs /and/ LiveTV), and a frontend simply decodes and
plays back the recording.
HTH.
Mike
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