[mythtv-users] Myth in a "viewer only" configuration?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Grant Totten
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:45 AM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Myth in a "viewer only" configuration?
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've got a Twinhan VisionPlus VP-1020 card in my main PC and I'm using
> MyTheatre to capture stuff.  I'd like to setup a viewer PC in the living
> room to play these mpeg2 files over the network.
>
> I've taken a look at GeexBox, and it looks like it might fit the bill,
> but MythTV looks way cooler and more functional.  However, if I
> understand the docs correctly, MythTV requires me to have a supported
> "capture" card in at least one of the machines.  Since the Twinhan
> doesn't appear to be supported, I might be stuck.  Can anyone clarify
> this for me?

Well, if you've got standard MPEG-2 files that can be played with your
favorite media player (mplayer, xine, videolan-client, etc), you could use
MythVideo as a nice frontend interface to manage & select your video files.
You don't need a backend or a tv-card for such a setup.


> Also, while I'm here: the machine I'm planning on using is a
> Celeron-366.  If it's just a viewer, do you think it would be up to the
> task of playing these 2GB MPEG2 files?

Even at NTSC/PAL resolution, I'm not sure a 366MHz machine is up to the task
of full-screen MPEG-2 playback... even if it is, you'd be pushing that
machine to the edge.  I'd suggest capturing your TV programs at 320x240 for
best result there.  And you can pretty much forget about playing anything at
DVD resolution.

-JAC