[mythtv-users] Pixelation/Bad Recordings HDHR Prime -- I am at my wits end

Jon Heizer jheizer at gmail.com
Wed Sep 25 20:41:26 UTC 2013


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

> >> I have often wondered why you can run the backend on a low spec Nano
> >> based computer, but can have tons of trouble on an overspec'd VM...
> >
> > Running a virtual machine is trivial.  Tuning it properly for *your*
> > environment can require a lot of expertice, or, just getting lucky.
> > Especially for time critical applications (it is easier to virtualize
> > something that can just be slower from time to time, like a
> > web server, than something that has to process a frame/MPEG-TS
> > packet within some limited time period).  Sometimes you can
> > get away with no (or incomplete) tuning by throwing hardware at
> > the problem (I have seen this done even at the Enterprise level),
> > but rarely do individuals choose to spend enough money to solve
> > things that way (and even if they might choose to do so, they
> > may not know what to purchase).  There is, as always, the rare
> > exception, such as the individual on the list that has the UCS
> > C series equipment.  Virtualization should be in one's toolbox
> > of possible solutions, but it does not solve all problems even if
> > there is a "virtualize THIS" button (or should that be a finger? :-)
>
> I know all that... I was just saying that it's counter-intuitive.
> People have run a backend on VERY low end hardware without issue... it
> just seems odd that a tremendously powerful VM (by mythtv standards
> anyway) has so many issues.
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>
I agree with this.  When I was talking through setting this all up with the
OP I warned that VMs have a bad wrap on here but as said, very new proc,
new 3TB drives, and network tuners it seemed like it should be completely
possible.  Instead he joins me in the Myth + KVM world.

Jon
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