[mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the BeagleBoard

Mark A Jenks Mark.Jenks at nsighttel.com
Fri Aug 8 12:15:00 UTC 2008


Why not a USB/Ethernet adapter.  You would have cables coming from the
box anyways. 

-Mark

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Peter Loron
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 3:11 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the BeagleBoard
> 
> That would totally rock! Especially if somebody adds an ethernet  
> interface to the board...the hardware is open-source:
> 
> http://beagleboard.org/hardware/design
> 
> I suspect it wouldn't be too hard to shoehorn one in there if there  
> are available I/O pins.
> 
> -Pete
> 
> On Aug 7, 2008, at 5:19 PM, Greg Estabrooks wrote:
> 
> >>> mpeg2/4/h264 decoder I missed ? If so then I'll pick one up right
> >>> away to play with!
> >>
> >> A "DSP core" usually implies dedicated hardware decode and/or  
> >> encode.  If
> >> you check the datasheet on a TMS320C6412, that seems to be 
> the DSP  
> >> chip
> >
> >
> > Actually one of the videos if you just listen to the audio  
> > specifically
> > talks about using them as mythfrontends and that while there are
> > some problems with decoding video that it would be possible if  
> > someone developes the code for the DSP to use for decoding :)
> >
> > Still pretty cool :)
> >
> >
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