[mythtv-users] backend in appletv 2g?

[Raymond Wagner]

On 11/15/2010 16:27, Matt Emmott wrote:
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> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com 
> <mailto:raymond at wagnerrp.com>> wrote:
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>     On 11/15/2010 11:01, Juanmol wrote:
>>     Hi! I know it's possible to install the mythtv frontend in a
>>     apple tv 2g (the little black one), but it's possible intall the
>>     backend too?
>
>     The AppleTV is of no use as a frontend or backend for MythTV.  It
>     has insufficient memory to properly run either, much less both at
>     the same time.  It has too little processor for HD video decoding,
>     and no driver support for access to the DSP.  It has only one
>     eSATA port for storage, and no support for USB tuners.
>
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> Doesn't the original AppleTV only have 256MB? As for "too little 
> processor", do you mean the CPU and we wouldn't have access to the 
> GPU? Because the GPU can do at least 720p.

Both versions of the AppleTV only have 256MB of memory, and neither has 
enough to run the frontend well at HD resolutions.
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