[mythtv-users] Netbook as low-power combined back-end / front-end?

[rsh1k]

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Ian Oliver <lists at foxhill.co.uk> wrote:
> Rsh1k wrote:
>> Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on running a combined
>> front/back MythTV setup on a netbook?
>
> I use Asus Aspire Revo nettops as both front and back ends. These
> things are netbook hardware but without the screen and keyboard.
>
> I use the single core for front and dual core for backend, but have no
> doubt that a single core would be fine for both.
>
> The combination of vdpau and ion means they are ticking over even when
> doing 1080p. ioload is low despite us having four USB DVB-T tuners
> connected.
>
> I bought the Linpus version and stuck mythbuntu straight on them. Some
> vendors seem to want you to buy Windows as part of a bundle, but I'd
> hope you can avoid that.
>
> Ian


Thanks Ian.

When you say "but have no doubt that a single core would be fine for
both.", do you mean in regards to your current dual-core backend?  ...
or that a single core machine could do both frontend+backend?

Did you ever try running both the front and back end on a single Revo?

- rsh1k