[mythtv-users] Very Low Cost Frontend

[James Abernathy]

> On Dec 29, 2019, at 4:09 AM, James Linder <jam at tigger.ws> wrote:
> 
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>> On 29 Dec 2019, at 1:26 pm, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
>> 
>>> My 10 year old Macmini/HDHR running Ubuntu Myth front/backend is 
>>> having issues. I'm looking for a very low cost replacement. I build 
>>> the trunk frequently, and want the standard frontend not Kodi. The Mac 
>>> has an old Nvida GPU which worked well for years, and I really want 
>>> something with a GPU that Myth supports.
>>> 
>>> From what I read there is no GPU support on the PI4, which other than 
>>> would be a nice price point.
>>> 
>>> I know a NUC would work, but they start getting pricey once 
>>> configured, and its not clear to me what the cheapest one without 
>>> media format limitations is. I know there are other boxes in similar 
>>> form factor, but don't know if there is a better value than a NUC.
>>> 
>>> Storage is not an issue, I already use a large USB disk for both root 
>>> and the media on the mini.
>>> 
>>> It seems like even cheap phone/tablet SOCs have better GPUs than the 
>>> old Nvidia.
>>> 
>>> 
>> I've done a lot of testing recently. The RPi4 is an excellent backend 
>> with HDHR Quatro as a networked tuner. That gives you 4 tuners and the 
>> CPU horsepower to handle the recording using a USB3 SATA SSD or even 
>> hard drive.
> 
> I had grave issues using USB3 and SSD on RaPi4
> Someone here (maybe Stephen) pointed out the myrid of USB-SATA-RaPi problems
> But seeed studio just junk-mailed me with a SATA hat for RaPi that looks very interesting
> Also the rock pi looks interesting
> 
> James

I read an article about issues with the USB3 to SATA adapters and it gave a list of those that did all the commands right. So I bought one on the list. Since RPi4 will not boot from USB, I have the boot partition on the microSD and the rootfs on the SATA SSD. It has worked great and I’ve done lots of recordings.

StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA III Hard Drive Adapter - External Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer (USB3S2SAT3CB)

Jim A


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