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

[Joe Huffner]

--- MythTV <mythtv at pearsall.us> wrote:

> Do you need the Photobridge HD (HD1500) or is the
> HD1000 OK?  The main
> difference I see is the HD1500 has 128MB RAM and the
> HD1000 is 64MB, but not
> sure if that is much a limitation.
> 
> Thanks,
> Todd
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
> Of Chris Gackstatter
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 2:38 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for
> Frontend only fanless
> solution
> 
> I run MythRoku on a Roku Photobridge HD.  What is
> there is easy to install
> and works great.  MythRoku can use some more work
> but it is the only HiDef
> solution out there.  Right now MythRoku only plays
> recorded shows and you
> can pause live TV.  You will need a front end on
> another machine to schedule
> recordings and you can not rewind or FF live TV. 
> This will come with Time
> and more people working on the port.  
> 
> I will say this I implemented MythTV because of the
> Roku.  I did not want
> the noisy box in my media room.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
> Of Brad Fuller
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:01 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for
> Frontend only fanless
> solution
> 
> Todd Ignasiak wrote:
> 
> > One frontend I've been looking into is the "Roku
> Photobridge HD" ( 
> >
>
http://www.rokulabs.com/products/photobridge/index.php
> ).   It's a 
> > media player for HDTV's.  It is Linux based, and
> has a hardware MPEG2 
> > decoder onboard.  They encourage open source
> developement on their 
> > platform, and someone has ported the MythTV
> frontend.
> >
> > He has made some big improvements lately, and I'm
> thinking of picking 
> > up the Roku box to give it a try.  Check out
> "mythroku" at 
> > http://mythroku.blogspot.com/
> 
> Do you know what mpeg2 decoder chip they use? I
> didn't see the info at the
> site.
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With live TV, how do you change channels? The remote
appears to be lacking numbers and other functions.
Otherwise, this device looks sweet used in conjunction
with MythTV. I am tempted to sell my frontend and pick
up one of these bad boys.



	
		
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