[mythtv-users] Anyone running a diskless frontend?

[Shawn Edwards]

I've thought about this, too.  The thing that keeps coming to mind is 
keeping the audio/video in sync is going to be a real bugger.

The other thought I had was to run the AV lines to my TV room and have 
an IR repeater to send the control signals back.  Should work better and 
would have the same result.

IvanK. wrote:

>Further to this discussion, I have been thinking about this.  <Disclaimer>  
>this is a question, not a suggestion.  I haven't tried it and doubt it will 
>be very efficient.</Disclaimer>
>
>How about running the backend *and* frontend somewhere in a storage room or 
>whereever you can't hear it.  Then next to your TV you have a Pentium 200 or 
>some such just running X -query mythserver?  Vanilla pentiums used to be 
>quiter than a mouse.  Double that with a nfs-root and you have a dead silent 
>"frontend" that only has a network card and a TV-out PCI card.  The video 
>card of course must have xv support.  You have to take care of audio.  How 
>about nas?
>
>Would the traffic choke a 100MB switch?  Is this even feasable to attempt?
>
>Thanks,
>IvanK.
>
>On Thursday 13 February 2003 04:09 am, Bruce Markey wrote:
>  
>
>>Aaron Stewart wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>I dunno.. It seems like network transfer of data is adding another level
>>>of complexity that could be avoided, but if sound dampening is
>>>necessary, then it's a necessary evil :).
>>>
>>>My understanding was that an uncompressed mpeg2 stream ran at
>>>18mbits/sec, which translates to:
>>>
>>>send->18mbit
>>>recv<-18mbit
>>>buffer->18mbit (for delayed playback)
>>>      
>>>
>
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