[mythtv-users] New User with a couple of questions

[sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com]

> > If I were to put 4 pvr-350's into one box could I designate one 
> pvr-350 for
> > each room, so that when user A in room A records it always 
> records on pvr-350
> #1. User B in room B starts to record and it always records on pvr-
> 350 #2,
> > etc,etc. Is that possible or is it always round-robin?

According to my understanding from the docs this would work, but you would not be able to control which TV out port a playback would come out on. Specifically the documentation mentions using the next available tuner for recording, as for output it doesn't specifically say, but I'm understanding that as not being able to assign outputs.


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Johnson <sjohnson29 at hotmail.com>
Date: Sunday, October 17, 2004 0:24 am
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] New User with a couple of questions

> No answers so far so I'll try my hand
> 
> > From: Jon Reynolds <jonr at destar.net>
> > Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:46:46 -0800
> > To: "mythtv-users at mythtv.org" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] New User with a couple of questions
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am wanting to setup a mythtv box and have some questions.
> > 
> > I understand the master backend server needs a little beef to it 
> and I believe
> > I have that with a 1800+ and 512MB of RAM. I read that the 
> frontend servers
> > don't need a HD, is that correct? How do I install the frontend 
> softwarewithout the HD, would I have to use a flash or something, 
> or did I miss
> something?
> I use KnoppMyth (http://www.mysettopbox.tv) and it has a frontend 
> that runs
> directly off a CD.
> 
> > 
> > What are the requirements for a frontend box as far as speed 
> goes? I have a
> > lot of  movies that are mpeg-4 compression and I want smooth 
> playback. I was
> > looking at the epia10K boards and read through the mailing list 
> that this is
> basically a pIII 500Mhz, is that correct?
> Actually, if you use hardware encoding tuner cards (e.g. PVR-250) your
> frontends should be the faster of the machines--not the backend. 
> If you're
> using hardware encoders, the backend can be very minimal since the 
> encodingis done by the hardware tuners--not the machine's CPU. The 
> machine's CPU is
> used if you use software encoding tuners and for decoding on frontends
> unless you also have hardware decoders for TV-out (e.g. PVR-350).
> > 
> > When I pause live TV with my freevo box this is what happens. 
> When I check the
> > channel guide from my service provider it takes forever for it 
> to come up. I
> > think it takes as long to come up as I have buffered for live 
> tv, does Myth
> > have this same problem?
> I don't have this problem on my Myth box.
> > 
> > If I were to put 4 pvr-350's into one box could I designate one 
> pvr-350 for
> > each room, so that when user A in room A records it always 
> records on pvr-350
> #1. User B in room B starts to record and it always records on pvr-
> 350 #2,
> > etc,etc. Is that possible or is it always round-robin?
> I assume you mean having 4 tuners in the backend and having separate
> frontend machines in each viewing room. I don't know for sure the 
> answer to
> your question here, but don't think you can assign the tuners to 
> specificfrontends. Also, you'd save money by using PV-250s instead 
> of 350s since you
> wouldn't use the TV-out on the backend. If the backend is also a 
> frontendthen you only need one 350 and the other 3 can be 250s.
> > 
> > Thanks for any help,
> > 
> > Jon
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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