[mythtv-users] iMac as possible Frontend?

[Josh White]

I'm running 2 frontends on OS X 10.4 on two 800mhz G4 eMacs.  They're slower
than my P4 frontend, but they both work.


On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:

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> > >
> > > In fact,  considering current market values (of used powerPC
> > > machines), I would not recommend running myth on any processor
> > > other than AMD or Intel.  Some people on this list are happy with
> > > their VIA setups, but I think they are happy because they work at
> > > all, not because of the performance.
> >
> > I have to disagree with this. I run MythFrontend on my 1.33 ghz
> > PowerBook and it works great, even over the Airport Extreme (802.11g)
> > for SD. I can't say anything about HD, as I don't have any yet.
> >
>
> How do timestretch and fast forward work for you?  Any G4 Mac can handle
> playing back standard def mpeg2 or mjpeg video, but I have found the
> MythFrontend experience to be much less smooth (menu navigation,
> timestretch, and fast forward all suffer), even on a 1.67 GHz PowerBook,
> than it is on more adequately processored systems.
>
> A G5 Mac will provide all the grunt you need for a pleasant SD
> MythFrontend experience, but they are not a good value proposition, in my
> opinion.  A $600 G5 iMac only gets you a 17.7" 4:3 screen ( after taking
> into account letterboxing on the 20" screen), although if used for DVD
> playback, the 16:10 screen might actually be a nice compromise.  The form
> factor is nice for a bedroom frontend, I can't argue with that.
>
> However, for that same $600 you could also build a low power x86 system
> and get a new 22" LCD.  Or you could get an old x86 laptop and a 22" LCD.
> If you want to really drive the price down, you could probably find a laptop
> with a broken screen.
>
> As for PowerMac G5s, yeah they are cheap compared when new, but what are
> you really getting for that ~$750 dollars?  You get a monstrous ( they weigh
> 60lb. ) noisy thing with relatively low power by today's standards.
>
> So, after more consideration, I'll eat my words.  A 20" G5 iMac is a
> reasonable candidate for a frontend.
>
> -chris
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