[mythtv-users] Suitable laptop/notebook with nVidia out via HDMI?

Dick Steffens dick at dicksteffens.com
Wed Jan 20 05:23:04 UTC 2016


On 01/19/2016 08:20 PM, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 02:55:35 +0100, you wrote:
>
>> Hoi Dick,
>>
>>
>> Have you thought about it that the only possible way to add
>> datastorage is usb!? Not by far optimal even usb3. Frontend should be
>> OK, but backend...
> USB 3 is just fine for recordings.  The only complication I have found
> is that Mythbuntu shuts down USB 3 connected drives after a fairly
> short idle timeout, and I have not found a way of adjusting that yet.
> But the drives start up fast enough that MythTV can start a recording
> on them with no problems as long as you have the setting on that does
> an automatic 60 second preroll (which I always do anyway).

The hard drive will be enough for my use.

Thanks for your comments.


-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens



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