[mythtv-users] VNC and MythTV

Nate Bargmann n0nb at n0nb.us
Wed Sep 17 00:32:04 UTC 2008


* Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> [2008 Sep 16 18:12 -0500]:
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:06 AM, John Lundell <jdlundell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Paul schreef op 17-9-2008 0:18:
> >>
> >> > I just wanted to check if running VNC to mythtv user would cause any
> >> > performance problems ?
> >> > Note I'm NOT watching frontend via VNC just wanted access to Desktop
> >> > remotely for running other GUI programs.
> >
> > I always have a vnc server running on my combined FE/BE.  No problems doing
> > this at all.  It takes no CPU time and very little memory.  My machine is
> > doing HD.  I have even used it to run a second frontend to set up recordings
> > remotely without issue.
> >
> 
> mythbuntu and knoppmyth set up vnc by default, it is no problem.

Agreed.  I use gnvcviewer and it works well enough.  There is a slight
keyboard lag and when I play a recording or live TV it presents a blue
screen instead of trying to pass the video over the network.  When it's
running it doesn't affect the output to the TV in any way.

- Nate >>

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