[mythtv] Backend AutoDiscovery

[Fred Squires]

> > I was thinking of moving the dependent UI/Theme settings into config.xml
> > and make the settings local to each frontend, but was met with some
> > resistance. This would make the frontends run, with limited functionality,
> > without having a direct connection to the database (there would need to be
> > code to sync settings between frontends to make it useful for installs with
> > more than one frontend).
>
> We've discussed the frontends having their own embedded database for storing
> frontend specific and caching some global settings, I think this would be
> preferred over a move to text based config files.

This would be good for local video storage on a laptop.  So you could
transfer recordings to the laptop to allow for viewing on the road
without the need for a local backend.

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It was supposed to be so Easy.