[mythtv-users] USB over IP

[Francesco Peeters]

On 4/2/10 17:47 , jedi wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 01:03:25PM +0100, Mike Perkins wrote:
>   
>> Joseph Fry wrote:
>>     
>>>>> I am getting to great a concentration of devices in my media center and am
>>>>> attempting to decentralize. Has any one tried to use the hvr-1900 or pvrusb2
>>>>> over a USB network server? Like the keyspan us-4a or the Belkin USB hub?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> MythTV already performs this function.  Just attach the tuners to a second
>>>> computer, and run the backend on it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Ha ha ha... $100 keyspan running off a wallwart... vs a pc with software to
>>> maintain and moving parts to fail.  While I agree that it's nice to be able
>>> to extend the system by adding backends, it's not always the best method.
>>>
>>>       
>> Eh? Put minimyth on a network-bootable mini-itx motherboard (or
>> similar) and plug into that. It supports slave tuners. No moving
>> parts. Small. Low power. Silent. Can be hidden out of sight if
>> required.
>>     
> ...yeah but is that going to be cost effective though. I suspect not.
> All of the "no moving parts" options seem to be more expensive. I
> would love to be wrong though...
>   

*Looks at his $75 net-booting Atom mini-ITX PC*

ehrmmm... why more expensive?
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Francesco Peeters