[mythtv-users] Does a second frontend need a second backend too?

[Greg Woods]

On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 12:48 +0100, Neil Bird wrote:

>    Do I really *need* to rnu a local backend on my main PC, or will it all 
> work OK if I directly attach a frontend to my master?

You only need a backend process on machines that have tuner cards in
them. If you just want to watch recordings, or watch live TV via a tuner
located in another backend machine, then you don't need a local backend
process.

--Greg