[mythtv-users] backend in appletv 2g?

[Raymond Wagner]

On 11/15/2010 17:15, Brian Wood wrote:
> On Monday, November 15, 2010 02:58:34 pm Jarod Wilson wrote:
>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 2:30 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>>> On 11/15/2010 11:01, Juanmol wrote:
>>>> Hi! I know it's possible to install the mythtv frontend in a apple
>>>> tv 2g (the little black one), but it's possible intall the
>>>> backend too?
>>> The AppleTV is of no use as a frontend or backend for MythTV.  It
>>> has insufficient memory to properly run either, much less both at
>>> the same time.
>> Well, I'm pretty sure it could serve as a slave backend just fine.
>> Was actually thinking about that as a possibility in favor of a plug
>> type computer, since its cheaper and/or more easily acquired than
>> any of the sheevaplug variants to date.
> not sure how it might work as a slave backend, but with an HDHR or a USB tuner it should get by.

If you have an HDHR, you can access it from any machine on the network.  
Why bother dedicating a slave backend to it?