[mythtv-users] MythTV frontend without TV tuner or MySQL backend

Dan Ritter dsr-myth at tao.merseine.nu
Fri Feb 15 18:57:50 UTC 2008


On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 06:46:26PM +0000, Rob Beard wrote:
> I've just recently acquired a new LCD HDTV.  My eventual plan is to 
> build a MythTV box which I can put a couple of tuner cards in to record 
> my favourite TV programmes etc.
> 
> However at the moment that really isn't an option (funds and wife-to-be 
> don't allow).
> 
> My desktop PC however has got a dual core CPU and a whole load of memory 
> which I'm sure isn't being used to it's full potential at the moment.
> 
> Rather than use my desktop PC as a complete MythTV box, I was wondering 
> if it was possible to just install the front end for playing my existing 
> video files, DVDs, music files and emulators with the second DVI output 
> going to the LCD TV.
> 
> Does this sound feasible or would I have to also install the complete 
> MythTV backend too?

The frontend won't function without the backend. However, you
can add a 'virtual tuner' in mythtv-setup and have a working
backend on the same box. 

-dsr-

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