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

Grant Totten grantt at nortelnetworks.com
Wed Sep 10 11:38:54 EDT 2003


Thanks for the answers.  Comments inline below:

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

>>-----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?
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>
>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.
>
>  
>
Cool, that's good to hear.


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>>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?
>>    
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>
>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
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I was afraid that would be the answer.  ;-)  Oh well, time for an 
upgrade, I guess.

Speaking of the Twinhan cards, is it likely we'll ever see support for 
them in Myth?

Thanks,
Grant




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