On 7/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bruce H McIntosh</b> <<a href="mailto:scotsman@afn.org">scotsman@afn.org</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I've just upgraded the TV to that mondo pretty 55" Sony KDS-55A2020.<br>Now it's time to consider what to do with the myth setup. </blockquote><div><br>Bruce, <br><br>I like the concept of making a new Myth box that is a combo frontend/backend. There are several reasons for this.
<br><ol><li>It allows you to keep your existing setup functional while you muck around with the new stuff. <br></li><li>Having multiple backends provides some redundancy. (For example, if your old backend fails, you can re-create the mythconverg db on the new system and be back in operation quickly.)
<br></li><li>Adding two HD tuners to the existing backend may be too much for that old P3 hardware.</li></ol>With a dualcore FX CPU, you should have plenty of horsepower to drive both backend and frontend process without any problems.
<br><br>I love my HDHomeRun. You may want to consider this option. <br><br>If you have another TV in your home, you may want to use the Shuttle box as a second frontend. Or, you may want to move your mythconverg database to this box. In any event, more boxes means more options - never a bad thing.
<br><br>Tom<br> </div><br></div>