[mythtv-users] master backend on nslu2 ?

[Guillaume Membré]

On 5/21/07, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> Steve Daniels wrote:
>
> > Just thought I'd mention, I know a fair few people who's master backends
> > have no capture devices at all. They are used purely for storage and the
> > like, and the slave backends with the capture devices are brought online
> > as and when needed.
>
> I thought about that after I posted. Of course you could use a B/E for a
> lot of things other than capturing live video, and you can capture video
> on a slug using a USB 2.0 device.
>
> But I think my main point is valid, the slug is an underpowered NAS
> device, fun to play with and useful for a lot of things, but a used PIII
> box will do a lot more, faster, with drive bays, IDE interfaces and a
> lot more for the same or less $$$.
>
> If you happen to have a slug or 2 to play with, along with all the
> requisite stuff like drives, it's a fun hobby, but I wouldn't go out and
> buy one for the express purpose of running a Myth B/E and/or NAS server.

Ok, so what do you recommand to act as a Nas and a Myth B/E ?

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