[mythtv-users] XBox as a frontend?

[Richard J. Finn]

	For US$150 (used) it is pretty cheap.

	How well does the Xbox work as a frontend for live TV?  i.e. If I have 
the MythTV backend on a PC connected to the network and the Xbox on the 
network with it, how is the quality of watching live Tv and pausing live TV?

Allen T. Gilliland IV wrote:

> I just got my xbox frontend setup working properly
> last night ... and it seems perfect for running
> mythtv.
> 
> I do pretty high end recordings ... mpeg4 640x480
> 4500kbit/s w/ mp3 audio ... and it doesn't seem to
> have any problems with playback.  The cpu is usually
> around 50% ... I have a pvr 250 and i'll play around
> with it a bit more this weekend, but i'm sure the xbox
> can playback a full frame 720x480 mpeg2.
> 
> The remote works great aside from the key press issue
> Ryan mentioned ... someone on the list mentioned
> having fixed this with their setup but didn't leave
> any instructions for the rest of us ... maybe that
> person is still around and willing to post that info
> now?
> 
> I haven't messed with the overscan because its only
> slightly off for me and not a big deal right now.
> 
> I had a bunch of problems getting the thing working
> properly, most because I was just uninformed about
> some things and that caused me to waste a bunch of
> time.  I am going to put together some notes on what I
> did this weekend and send it out so others don't make
> the same mistakes.
> 
> But I would certainly encourge others to try the xbox
> as a frontend ... its very cheap now, and extremely
> flexible.  
>