[mythtv-users] Want some advice on first MythTV build

[Brian Wood]

On Jun 16, 2006, at 10:28 AM, Mache Creeger wrote:

> For a client only, if you are not doing HDTV, I would seriously  
> consider using an Xbox.  Versions after the initial 1.0/1.1 have  
> only one fan, are relatively quiet.  They have mpeg decode  
> hardware, can be netbooted, are in an attractive case, have a DVD  
> player, and used on eBay or Craigslist are around $100 or so.   
> Avoid the Xbox 360.
>
> You would have to put some additional effort at implementing a  
> "soft mod" (or $ and do a "chip mod") to allow it to boot Linux,  
> but the web is full of discussions on this.  There is a MythTV  
> package specifically for Xbox.

But then he'd still need to run a backend someplace, and have it  
networked to the F/E.

I agree the X-Boxes make nice frontends, so do several other small  
boxes like the MediaMVP, a Mac Mini, and even some PDAs.

If you're only doing SD with hardware-encoding capture devices it's  
easy enough to make a small combination F/E-B/E that will work in a  
Living Room, and it's easier for a first build. Worry about remote  
frontends after the system is up and running.

The X-Box would then make a nice bedroom or kidsroom unit.
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