[mythtv-users] Why cant we make a STB?

[jedi]

On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 02:39:01PM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 5:56 AM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 05:38:05PM -0600, Mitch Gore wrote:
> >> > You *are* missing something. You won't be able to decrypt encrypted channels,
> >> > unless perhaps somebody were to some up with a Linux/CableCard solution,
> >> > which is unlikely.
> >>
> >> i guess i should refrain from saying STB.  And use extender.  Not a
> >> all in one box but a device that streams myth recording from the
> >> backend to the TV.
> >> >
> >> > It would be hard to sell something that would only receive off-airs and
> >> > perhaps some other clear channels (home shopping, CSPAN etc.).
> >> >
> >> > $200 frontends are possible, a lot of people are doing it with AppleTV. The
> >> > situation can only get better.
> >>
> >> The Apple TV is far from ideal, it requires a hackish job that only
> >> handles MPEG2 what I really mean is a box like the Sage Extender but
> >
> >    Nope. It does divx and h264 pretty well too.
> 
> ATV is a _pretty_ good choice, but it can't handle hi bitrate ATSC signals.
> I have problems, and so do others

...are you sure the CPU is in the right power saving mode? 

Network performance crashes otherwise. The NIC won't be able
to handle the necessary network throughput.

Mine has managed to handle the local PBS affiliate that uses
their entire bandwidth for a single channel rather than 
splitting into subchannels.