[mythtv-users] Zonbu PC and Myth
Allan Stirling
Dibblahmythml0015 at pendor.org
Sat Jun 30 15:49:39 UTC 2007
Steve Meyers wrote:
>>> I wonder if it will be a capable myth frontend! $250, small, silent
>>> linux pc.
> >>
>>> Seems too good to be true.
>>>
>> It is.
>>
>> "The Zonbu device does not have a hard disk. Instead, a 4GB
>> compact flash (similar to what digital cameras and MP3
>> players use) stores the operating system and the application
>> which have been installed. The remaining space of the
>> compact flash is used as a cache to store local copies of
>> files you've recently used; special software keeps these
>> copies synchronized with the online storage servers. "
>
> I have a frontend running on a 4GB compact flash drive. Why does a
> small, silent frontend need to have storage?
Personally speaking, it doesn't. I have 3 frontends, one
with local storage. The rest are NFS booted.
Cheers,
Allan.
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