[mythtv-users] AppleTV as backend?

Josh White jaw1959 at gmail.com
Thu Apr 17 02:03:02 UTC 2008


it sounds like a silly choice for a backend only. usb everything isn't so
stable when it's something you want to rely on like a backend.

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Brian Phillips <brian.phillips at gmx.net>
wrote:

> Scott D. Davilla wrote:
> > In refining the KnoppMyth installation, I'm running a combined
> > front/backend pulling from a HDHomeRun. This works but the combined
> > load of frontend, backend and mysql really puts a load on the system.
> > When mythfilldatabase kicks off, stutter time in LiveTV when doing
> > 1080i. Add commercial strip/transcoding jobs and it's way too much.
>
> Heh, this sounds exactly like my P3-550 MHz combined FE/BE system.
> Solution:  I run mfdb at night, only start the job queue after 11:00 pm
> when
> I know I'll be in bed, and if I notice I spend more time transcoding shows
> (13 fps at medium quality settings) than watching television, it's time to
> stop watching television and do something productive :D
>
> Brian
>
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