[mythtv-users] Questions about multiple frontends in household

[mythtv at corwyn.net]

If all you want is a simple front end, buy a Haupptpage MediaMVP. 
Wireless, comes with remote, ~$50 wired, $80 wireless. I'm running 
two and love them.

At 12:53 AM 9/3/2008, Bobby Gill wrote:
>Few questions about running multiple frontends and wired/wireless.
>
>I currently run my backend off a server in the basement and my 
>frontend is my computer LCD monitor in a room upstairs, all works 
>fine. Now if I have an actual TV in another room upstairs, how 
>exactly would I turn it into a frontend? My limited knowledge has me 
>guessing an S-Video connection to the backend in the basement? But 
>that doesn't sound right (do they even make s-video cables that 
>would be long enough?). How exactly is this done? And I'm talking 
>analog cable TV, and a regular ol' TV no bigger than 30".
>
>Also, if I wanted to get the frontend going on a laptop upstairs, 
>what's the experience with wireless? Of course ours would be a 
>private home network with the laptop being the only wireless 
>connection. Surely wired is preferrable but is wireless sufficient 
>to allow for relatively smooth frontend playback (in terms of 
>network speed/access)??
>
>Thanks a lot,
>Bob
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