[mythtv-users] netflix + myth 0.23

[jedi]

On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 09:00:10PM -0000, Yan Seiner wrote:
> 
> On Thu, April 8, 2010 1:44 pm, Brian Wood wrote:
> >
> > On the plus side, the success of the dedicated hardware units (like the
> > Roku
> > player) should prove to the program suppliers that Linux can "protect"
> > their
> > content as well as any other OS, and that Linux is not just a pirate tool.
> 
> I am considering a Roku.... Can someone who owns one please clue me in on
> the bandwidth requirements?  I apparently live in the digital hinterlands.
>  I currently get 1.7 up/1.7 down; I can get "up to" 7 mb/sec down but I
> only get 896kb/sec up - and I pay more.
> 
> I'll settle for SD if I can get it with the bandwidth I have.

    I can't speak to the bandwidth because I don't have the instrumentation
in place. However, based on my own personal experience you might want to opt
for one of the game consoles rather than the roku box. At least as far as 
Netflix streaming goes, the Wii version seems to have more interesting
browsing options and no discernable drop in quality for the stuff I've been
streaming so far.

    ...which brings up another interesting point.

    Can anyone recommend a good consumer grade router that's ready to go
with ntop support or possibly already includes a copy of dd-wrt? After
reading all of the warnings and disclaimers that come with the instructions
for flashing your own WRT54G, I have decided against flashing my current
router.

    Buffalo is apparently putting dd-wrt on some of their routers but those
aren't out yet. I might just wait for one of those.