[mythtv-users] Mult-system design

[Rich West]

Now that is something I had not thought of...  Although, the problem
with the set-top-box(STB) situation is that I'd have to run some
additional cable around to get them all to the same location.  I've
never tried hooking more than one STB off of the same coax line...

Of course, the next phase in my build is to come up with a decent case &
quiet(er) power supply.  :)

-Rich

> your other option is to move all your set-top boxes to close  
> proximity to your master backend and put all the tuner cards in  
> there. Then you don't have to worry about latency when recording  
> multiple programs all over your house. Also, you only need those  
> machines on when you're using the frontend. If you're recording with  
> them, they will be powered on a whole lot more (maybe always on).
>
> I do it this way and I have a couple of backends without tuner cards  
> that help offload comm flagging and transcoding. My frontends are  
> powered on only when I'm using them.