[mythtv] seperating backend/frontend

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 11:17:43PM -0800, Bruce Markey wrote:

> The IR reciever plugs into the tuner card(!). The tuner card is in the
> backend machine (by definition). The backend machine is in the closet. ->
> Therefore, the IR reciever IS in the closet... (think about it ;-)...
> 
> He wants the IR reciever near the frontend machine but that would take a
> very long extention cord. If the IR receiver could plug into the frontend
> machine, passing the data around the network would be trivial but that
> isn't the issue.

In this case, I would just write off the "free" IR receiver on the tuner
card, and get an IR receiver for the frontend box since that's where it's
useful.  I'm told you can build them for about $5.

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 - mdz