[mythtv-users] Myth on a Laptop

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/01/2007 02:08 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
> On Oct 1, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> On 10/01/2007 12:51 PM, jedi at mishnet.org wrote:
>>     
>>>> Brian Wood wrote:
>>>>> What might you want to do "on the go"?
>>>>>
>>>>> Watch recordings? You can do that easily by just transferring  
>>>>> the files.
>>>>>           
>>>     Not so easy.
>> Yeah.  And, figuring out the right way to use the network file system
>> can be a challenge.
> One alternative is to run MythWeb, and use it to download the files.   
> Current versions automatically give the file a reasonable name when  
> you download it.

And increases the download size (time) by about 33% (HTTP is text-based,
so the binary must be base64 encoded (or whatever)).  Not bad if you're
watching as you download (it's still faster than real-time), but kind of
annoying when transferring 10's of GB of recordings for all your TV
viewing during a week-long trip.

This is why I stopped using the web-based approach (although I was doing
it using a directory of links to get my preferred filenames--which
include original air date so I know the order to watch shows--the same
applies for MythWeb).

Mike