[mythtv-users] Questions about multiple frontends in household

Allen Edwards allen.p.edwards at gmail.com
Thu Sep 4 05:51:15 UTC 2008


On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:01 PM, <mythtv at corwyn.net> wrote:

> 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


Am I correct that the MVP will not play a recording that came from a ATSC
source?  I get 6GB per hour which I think is 13Mb/s and the MVP is specked
to 8Mbps.   So, one would need to transcode it but personally, my files
don't get smaller when I transcode. I probably don't have the right settings
but can't find a reference to the right settings so have not spent the time
experimenting.

Allen
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