[mythtv-users] frontend cpu load?

[Patrick Reynolds]

> So, I just happen to have a little laptop kicking around my apartment, but it
> doesn't have much in the way of brains (K6/2 366, 128mb RAM).  About how much
> power does it take to run mythfrontend reasonably?  Could I conceivably put
> this laptop to good use?

Does your video card support XV hardware scaling?  That will make a huge
difference.  I have a PII/350 that works OK as a front-end, but only with
an XV-capable video card installed.  It can't do deinterlacing, though.

--Patrick