[mythtv-users] upgrade to low-power-consumption-system query

James Miller gajs-f0el at dea.spamcon.org
Thu Aug 22 21:48:06 UTC 2013


On Thu, 22 Aug 2013, Tom Lichti wrote:

> I am using a laptop as a slave backend, but the only thing connected to it is an HD-PVR. I think your biggest hurdle will
> be having enough dedicated USB ports. For sure the HD-PVR *really* wants to be on it's own USB 2.0 port unshared, For
> reliability I would think you'd want the same for the HVR's or whatever other USB tuners you want to use. I do not use
> the laptop as a frontend at all.

Thanks for the input, Tom. So I'll be wanting a laptop with as many USB 
ports as possible, if I want to use 3 USB capture devices plus an external 
hard drive. That's definitely an important consideration.


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