[mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the BeagleBoard

[Mark A Jenks]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Phil Bridges
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 7:19 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the BeagleBoard
> 
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Mark A Jenks 
> <Mark.Jenks at nsighttel.com> wrote:
> > Why not a USB/Ethernet adapter.  You would have cables 
> coming from the
> > box anyways.
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> >> [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 :)
> >> >
> >> >
> 
> Please don't top-post.
> 
> Is there any way of getting true gigabit speed over a USB 
> Ethernet adapter?

USB 1.1 is 12Mb/s, USB 2.0 is 480Mb/s.   So if you could find one (Never
saw one yet), you would only get half of the speed.   Not saying 480
isn't better than 100mb, but I don't know if anyone is or will make
them.

-Mark