[mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless solution

[Reza Naima]

I used myhthv on my mini, and it sucked at 1600x1200.  I think it's way
under powered for mythtv, personally.  I sold my mini and bought a
pundit-r, but that's too loud to use as a frontend.  So I'm looking for
something else now.

Reza

On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 07:13:11PM -0400, Todd Houle sent me this...
> The Mac Mini is a low cost Macintosh ($500).  It is just a small  
> computer (2inches x 6.5 in x 6.5 in.).  It does not come with a  
> keyboard, mouse, monitor or enough RAM.  It is designed to be fully  
> functional, but inexpensive- and it's quiet.  I think it comes with a  
> bit small of a hard drive and not enough RAM.  The system bus may be  
> a little slower than other computers as well, but I'm sure it works  
> for MythFrontEnd just fine.  If you're serious, I'll pick one up to  
> test on (I'm an Apple guy).  Mac is a unix machine so it's not too  
> different from other unixes out there (which is why Myth could be  
> ported to it).
> 
> The mini has DVI out and an included DVI to VGA adapter.  An S video  
> out adapter is $19.  There's a nice port of MythFrontEnd out there so  
> I can just run it on my Mac laptop and point it to my Linux backend.
> 
> And I do run MythOnMac on my laptop - over wireless even.  I have an  
> old 802.11b router so I get a 1/2 second pause every 3 seconds of  
> show.  Kinda annoying, but to watch the game and keep up on the score  
> while i wash dishes, it works just fine.  Someday I'll get an 802.11g  
> router and I hope that'll fix it.
> 
> http://www.apple.com/macmini/
> http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/MythOnMacOsx
> 
> Todd
> 
> On Oct 6, 2005, at 6:09 PM, Ricardo Kleemann wrote:
> 
> >Thanks Todd,
> >
> >Which version of the mac is the "mini"? I'm sorry I'm not too  
> >familiar with Macs, I'm just interested in finding out more about  
> >different alternatives for frontends. Is this an older mac? Does it  
> >already come with an appropriate video card?
> >
> >It's awesome to think mythtv can run on a laptop...!
> >
> >Ricardo
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Todd Houle
> >To: Discussion about mythtv
> >Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 3:04 PM
> >Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only  
> >fanless solution
> >
> >I'm running a front end (not to TV) on my Mac G4 laptop (1.6Ghz)-  
> >which has a hair more power than the mini.  Here, I'm using 33% of  
> >my CPU when watching a show.  The show is recorded with a PVR350 at  
> >high quality (720x480?).  Seeing as the mini is only a little less  
> >brainy than this machine, I think it would work just fine as a  
> >front end.  I don't know anything about HDTV though.  The S-video  
> >output adapter is an optional purchase for $19; it comes with DVI  
> >and VGA output.
> >
> >btw- on a remote front end, when I pause live tv, that's still  
> >using the buffer defined on the back end, right?  Starting a show,  
> >I hear the hard drive buzzing away in my laptop...
> >
> >   Todd
> >
> >On Oct 6, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Ricardo Kleemann wrote:
> >
> >>Does this mini-mac solution work well for a frontend?
> >>
> >>What model / version of the mac is this?
> >>
> >>Ricardo
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >__________________________________
> >Todd Houle
> >Apple Certified System Administrator
> >
> >
> >
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