[mythtv-users] Will Myth do this?

Dean Harding dean.harding at dload.com.au
Sun Oct 21 11:09:50 UTC 2007


Kevin Robbins wrote:
> That part I have pretty much confirmed will work. (Any comments??)

Everything you've got looks quite possible, and none too uncommon.

> 1. Will mythweb allow remote viewing over the internet in a browser somewhat like a slingbox?

Yes, mythweb is just a regular website, running in Apache. So as long as 
you set up your firewall correctly, mythweb can be made available from 
the internet (you can set up a password in mythweb for security, or you 
can use Apache's built-in security).

> 2.  Will I be able to schedule recordings, delete recordings from a mythtv frontend? This is my likely set up based on research. 

Absolutely. Everything is always controlled from a frontend.

> My frontend of choice will be a P3 900 MHZ with 100% passive cooling and a 1 gig "flash" hard drive for actual local booting but no local media storage (all that's done on backend) and a DVD-RW drive.  Software will be mythbuntu. 

If you're going to be viewing HD, I might be a good idea to ensure 
you've got a video card capable of XvMC. Otherwise, 900MHz should be 
plenty for SD.

> 3. Can I control the frontends Solely with a remote control? Or do I need a keyboard?

Yes, though I personally have found it can be a bit of a pain setting up 
LIRC. You just need to be patient (which I'm not :p)

> 4. Dvd ripping. Let's say I go one of my mythtv frontends. And load a dvd. Can I rip it to the server from there? Can I burn a copy of it once its ripped on another frontend machine. 
 > 5. Will I be able to burn a music playlist to a cd from a frontend 
machine?

Absolutely. You'll set up an NFS share of your media directory and rip 
to that.

> 6. Will it be reliable??

I'd say so. Of course, it mostly depends on your hardware, but I've 
found the software to be extremely reliable.

Dean.



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