[mythtv-users] Where to put the power..

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Mon Mar 12 00:11:50 UTC 2007


Rich West wrote:
> Simple question (or so I think)..
>
> Is it better to have a dramatically better processor in your FEs or in 
> the BE?  And is the answer different if you are doing SD vs HD?
>
> Just trying to get some of the basics down as I consider adding HD to my 
> lineup. :)
>   
The quick answer, both.  FE for decoding HD without resorting to XvMC.  
Backend for faster commflagging and/or transcoding if needed.

Kevin


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