[mythtv-users] Xeon procs with MythTV?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Anand_Inala at Dell.com wrote:

>
> All,
>
> I'm considering building a client server setup for mythtv and am 
> wondering how appropriate a xeon processor (2.8ish GHz) would be for 
> the back end.  Is it overkill?  Eventually, I'd like the setup to 
> basically include everything myth has to offer (dvd jukebox, 
> emulators, etc), and to be able to record 2 steams of video while 
> watching a 3rd (possibly with an HD card in there too).
>
> Andy
>
By client, server,  you mean a remote frontend?  In that case, the xeon 
is overkill when you consider that your cards are likely to be hardware 
encoding cards.  But, the power is very useful for commercial flagging 
and transcoding which can be significant with 3 tuners, especially HD. 

Kevin