[mythtv-users] Cheap UK frontend?
Nick Craig-Wood
nick at craig-wood.com
Wed Jun 4 14:01:26 UTC 2008
Greg Cope <gregcope at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was hoping cheaper that that - but a laptop with svideo out should
> do the trick.
>
> Are many people using the mvp?
I have an original Media MVP on an old fashioned CRT connected via
SCART and also a mini-itx board connected via VGA to a new LCD panel.
The mini-itx board just drives a VGA connector which gives great
quality and I have to say running full mythfrontend gives you access
to all the features. The one feature I really miss on the MVP is the
ability to play fast (eg x 1.2). The mini-itx board runs diskless
network booted http://minimyth.org/.
The MVP works well for basic myth playing also. Mine does sometimes
lock up when skipping recordings I don't know why. It is good value
though!
> Anyone using a PIII 900Mhz laptop (I have a spare IBM T22) and
> powering it over ethernet?
My old 750 MHz PIII laptop was quite capable of running mythfrontend
for SD also.
--
Nick Craig-Wood <nick at craig-wood.com> -- http://www.craig-wood.com/nick
More information about the mythtv-users
mailing list