[mythtv-users] requirements for front end

[Jo Shields]

sn00p99 at aol.com wrote:

>i'm curious as to what the cpu requirements for the front end are, and 
>how exactly tasks are distributed using mythtv.
>does the backend do all the work, then send everything over the network 
>to the frontend, so all the front end needs to be able to do is 
>playback streamed video? or is it more cpu intensive on the front end 
>side?
>the reason i ask, is because my backend (at the moment) is a p4 1.8 
>running a pvr-150. which is great for recording tv, but not so good for 
>watching it. so i'm wondering if i put the front end on a faster 
>computer, if it would work better.
>any advice would be great.
>thanks
>jp
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All a frontend needs to do, as you suggest, is play video. The 
requirements at that point are somewhat dependant on the source material 
- HDTV will require a massive CPU or hardware accelerated video playback 
of some kind, and in general, hardware acceleration is key. Several 
people happily use a ~1GHz Via C3-based system, which has hardware MPEG2 
decoding