[mythtv-users] Where is decoding done?

[Jelle Kalf]

The decoding is done in the frontend machine which displays the videosignal.

If you're planning on using a frontend / backend system. I'd advise you to take PVR250 cards for the backend. (Unless you're planning to watch tv on it as well) 

If you plan to watch tv on the backend as well, make sure you have a powerfull enough machine (pentium III 1200mhz and up).

The pvr350 is excellent if you want to listen radio (PVR250 has no radio tuner) and / or if you want to output to a TV with the hardware mpeg decoding chip that's onboard.


Jelle.

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:16:16 -0500
stan <stanb at panix.com> wrote:

> I'm planing to build a back end/front end sysem with oen back end, and
> perhaps multiple front ends. 
> 
> Now that I've figured out that the 250 and 350 cards have hardware encoidg,
> and the 350 addes hardware decoding, I plan on puttin 2 to 3 cards in the
> backend. So, if I plan on displaying on the monitor, and don't need TV out,
> should I use 250's on the backend machine? Or is the decoding dne there? In
> which case I would want 350's there?
> 
> -- 
> "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
> neither liberty nor safety."
> 						-- Benjamin Franklin
> 


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