[mythtv-users] This would make a cool Mythbox....

[Mark Johannessen]

It does look nice but I'm looking for a setup that's known to work (as
opposed to may work) for smooth 1920x1080i->1920x1080p playback.

Mark

On 2/23/06, Wander Winkelhorst <w.winkelhorst at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/23/06, Mark Johannessen <mfjlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I realize this, but I need to put a small and hopefully quiet frontend
> > near where the tv is located along with other av stuff and would like
> > to have a larger (more disk capacity) backend in a remote computer
> > closet where noise/heat isn't a factor.
>
> I don't think a 3Ghz P4 is either small or quiet.
> Maybe the SP1300 from VIA has enough power to decode HD with its
> hardware MPEG2 decoder and 1.3Ghz CPU?
>
> It's small and cool, cheap too:
> http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/mini_itx/epia_sp/index.jsp
>
> > Mark
> >
> > On 2/22/06, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/23/06, Mark Johannessen <mfjlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Since there would be no capturing on a frontend box, there would be no
> > > > need for any capture card.
> > > >
> > > > Is this correct?
> > >
> > > You can run the backend and the frontend on the same machine, no need for
> > > two separates machines...
> > > JY
> > >
> > >
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