[mythtv-users] Anyone successfully use a hacked NAS box as a backend?

Gavin Hurlbut gjhurlbu at gmail.com
Thu Sep 9 17:14:40 UTC 2010


On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:

> Some of the headless windows home server boxes are a semi-interesting
> as well. Not likely as low-power, but with atom procs, reasonably low
> power and a more mainstream distro, and thus easier to get current
> software for (and/or build on another host).
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859105777
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859321013
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859110001
>
>
You evil genius :)  I hadn't even thought of these, but that does seem to
fill a niche.  As long as you don't need the high power for commercial
detection or for transcoding, I bet these little boxes would make a fine
backend if the correct types of tuners are used.
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