[mythtv-users] CPU for dedicated backend

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Joseph,

Thursday, September 11, 2014, 11:21:25 PM, you wrote:

>> I have a little question about it. I have a ION board frontend and the
>> backend in the same place, is it a good idea to join both frontend and
>> backend in the same machine? This CPU could manage both service very
>> good, I could add a dedicated GPU.

>     I would keep the frontend separate. You are bound to do things with
> the backend that are likely to generate heat and noise and be disruptive
> to your playback environment.

>     If the backend is somewhere else entirely, you can let loose with it
> and do whatever you want.




> He said that he has the backend and frontend in the same place...
> he wasn't proposing to move the backend elsewhere.  If the backend
> is going to be there anyway, why have a separate frontend  right next to it... just combine them.

While his machine should be powerful enough to do both I don't like
them to be in the same machine. Mythfrontend can sometimes be unstable
needing a reboot. If the backend is in there you have to wait till
the backend is idle or disturb ongoing recordings.
Also in essence the demands for both are different. A frontend needs
to be quiet and have powerful enough graphics and sound and it is nice
if it looks nice. A backend just needs enough power to do what it must
and before most it needs to be stable. You could even leave out the
graphics and the sound. 

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