[mythtv-users] Frontend Feature Proposal: MythToGo

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 02:04:47PM -0400, matt mead wrote:
> I'm curious if anyone besides me would find this useful:
>
> Support in frontend for caching db information and recordings in
> ~/.mythtv such that you can select a subset of recordings and the
> frontend will store the recorded data and enough information from the
> mythconverg db that they can be played without contacting the backend.
>
> This would allow you to select a set of shows you might want to take
> on the road with you using your laptop, perform a synchronization, and
> then browse/playback those shows while away from your backend server.

I actually think this is sort of a cool idea -- I'm wondering if it
could be accomplished behind Myth's back, using filesystem caching from
something like Coda.

Cheers,
-- jra
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