[mythtv-users] Xbox Myth Frontend Questions

[James S. White]

The xbox has overscan issues. The video may not reach to the full extent of
the screen. There are a couple things that will stretch the video to the edges,
but they both seem to impact video performance. But when you do not tweak the
overscan, the video playback is very smooth. It is a very viable frontend
option. and with refurbished models selling for $145 US, I'd have a hard time
justifying a mini-itx system for a pure frontend. Note the xbox will not
be very useful as anything else, so if your a tinkerer. You may want an actual
computer.

Just my $.02

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On Tue, 14 Oct 2003, David Bourgoyne wrote:

> It looks like people have the Xbox running as a Myth Frontend.  Is this
> a viable solution?  What can it playback MPEG2, MPEG4, DIVX?  Does
> MythVideo work?  What are the problems with it?  What would be a better
> solution to a frontend, the Xbox or a mini-itx?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
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