[mythtv-users] Architecture Idea - Raspberry Pi, VM, XBMC

[Fred Watt]

On 14/01/13 18:44, Mark Gardner wrote:
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> Subject: [mythtv-users] Architecture Idea - Raspberry Pi, VM, XBMC
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> Hello,
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> Apologies if this topic has come up before, perhaps in its component
> parts, but I would appreciate the thoughts of the group on the following
> architecture idea for a new Myth implementation.
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> - DVB-S2 USB tuner on a Raspberry Pi running a MythTV Slave backend
> - DVB-T2 USB tuner on a (second) Raspberry Pi running a MythTV Slave
> backend
> - MythTV Master backend (with no tuners of its own) running in a VM
> - Data storage to be on a NAS
> - XBMC Frodo PVR as MythTV Front End running on dedicated hardware
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> Both tuners would be dual tuners ideally, but I've not seen any suitable
> yet.
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> - Is Pi man enough to run a backend?
> - Is a master backend (no tuners) in a VM a viable option?
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> Any comments / thoughts / suggestions would be appreciated.
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> Thanks!
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> I know I'm replying to my own post, but there's been quite a few replies and a bit of a 'mines smaller than yours' debate :-)
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> Anyhow, the architecture above was just floated as an idea, and its clear its a non starter. Thats fine. In summary:
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> *	Pi not powerful enough and USB/NW conflict.
> *	Logistics / total power consumption of multiple Pis
> *	Master BE without tuners may not be supported.
> *	Data storage on a NAS may conflict with clients playing HD material.
> *	And one dislike of Frodo as a FE - personally I prefer it (each to his own) and I already use XBMC for movies etc.
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> Dead duck. Thanks for the feedback.
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> Cheers
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> Mark
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I've been running a master with no tuners for several years 0.25/0.26.   
I have a slave be/fe with the Sat/DVB-t2 cards - only powers on for 
recording or viewing.  I have a low powered atom for server duties 
including the master b/e.  Works very well.
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