The Roku is designed as a media player. It has an
integrated HD MPEG decoder, which lets it handle the video even with
its 300MHz MIPS CPU. It does not really the horsepower to do a
lot of backend functions - not to mention the lack of any storage or
high speed inputs for receivers.<br>
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But, it looks to be a pretty ideal platform for a
front-end. For me, a small / quiet / cheap
front-end like the Roku means that I could get away with using a big,
loud, clunky beige box PC for the backend with a few receiver cards and
tons of disk. Stick it in the basement, and view content over the
network with the Roku.<br><br>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/7/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">bill peck</b> <<a href="mailto:bill.peck@gmail.com">bill.peck@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><br><div><span class="q"><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/7/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Josh Burks</b> <<a href="mailto:dotnofoolin@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
dotnofoolin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 10/7/05, bill peck <<a href="mailto:bill.peck@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">bill.peck@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>> On 10/7/05, <a href="mailto:match@ece.utah.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
match@ece.utah.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:match@ece.utah.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
match@ece.utah.edu</a>> wrote:<br>> > Recent discussions about the PhotoBridge peeked my interest. How about<br>> setting one<br>> > up as a diskless slave backend? That might get us a way to capture<br>
> component HDTV<br>> > sources. Suddenly it would be an alternative method for satallite and<br>> cable users.<br>> ><br>> > Just a thought, I have no idea if the hardware would allow this. With some
<br>> > encouragement from some ROKU users who have a clue how the hardware is<br>> > configured, I could be convinced to buy one and try it.<br>> ><br>> > Marvin<br>><br>> The HD1000 from Roku has no way to capture component video. The component
<br>> inputs you see in the pictures are for pass through.<br><br>It has USB though. How 'bout a Plextor ConvertX for the tuner? Add a<br>hub and an external drive and you've got a near-complete BE/FE system.<br>How cool would that be? I don't own one yet, but I'm trying to
<br>convince the wife that I _NEED_ it :)<br><br>Josh</blockquote></span><div><br>
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its only usb 1.1, not fast enough for video capture <br>
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