[mythtv] openbrick / frontend

[Matthew Schulkind]

Hmm... You sure you've got everything set correctly? My 1.2GHz Duron on 
a Via chipset, Epox 8k7a2(something like that) fell _just_ short of 
being able to encode and decode 640x480 mpeg 4 at the same time.

-Matt

Larry Matter wrote:
> To keep a long story short, my 930Mhz Via EPIA M can just barely be a
> mythfrontend.  No matter how good the geode is, at 300Mhz I don't think it
> will work too well.  And if you want multiple frontends, you must always
> capture so that it works on your weakest frontend.  This alone has
> convinced me to invest in decent equipment for this project.
> 
> On the otherhand, for $300 I bet I could build a pretty kick-a$$ frontend
> based on AMD and Micro ATX.  I'm working on it now, I'll let you know how
> it goes.
> 
> Larry
> 
> 
>>hi all...
>>
>>anyone ever heard of openbrick's? just read about it in a daily
>>newsletter,  looks really interesting:
>>
>>www.openbrick.org
>>
>>OpenBrick is based on a Geode 300 MHz processor. It includes a 100 Mbps
>>RJ45  connetcory, a parallele port, a dual USB port, a TV out, a VGA
>>out, a serial  port, a PS/2 port for keyboard and mouse, a dual audio in
>>port (line/mic), an  audio out port, a PCMCIA interface (WiFi,
>>additional Ethernet) and a CF card  slot (slolid state disk). RAM can be
>>extended up to 256 MB RAM. The enclosure  can contain a 2.5 inch hard
>>disk.
>>
>>these "bricks" are available for about 300$, and i think they would be
>>perfect  for a frontend-machione (no fan -> no noise), but i'm wondering
>>if it has  enough power for decoding the stream?
>>i'm still searching for a good solution, i have a server in my basement
>>which  does all the backend-work, and i'm searching for a small
>>frontend-machine,  thought of the xbox first, but this openbrick would
>>fit even better...
>>
>>so can someone tell me if the geode 300 mhz would suffice for decoding?
>>
>>bye, stephan
>>
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