[mythtv-users] possible (really cheap) frontend?? will this work?

Gordon McCrae gordon.mccrae at googlemail.com
Sun Aug 3 22:02:49 UTC 2008


Brian Wood wrote:
> Gordon McCrae wrote:
>   
>> Brian Wood wrote:
>>     
>>> Gordon McCrae wrote:
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>>>       
>>>> MediaMVP is a very minimal MythTV frontend (I have three I no longer use).
>>>>
>>>> Biggest hit is having to keep everything in mpeg2 format, as the divx 
>>>> workarounds don't scale well, also you don't get all the functionality 
>>>> of MythTV.
>>>>
>>>> I'm currently running Wyse V50 thin client (Via C3 1Ghz) quite happily.
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Have you blown a Linux kernel into your V50? Some of the Compaq Evo thin
>>> clients are actually Wyse units, and I've been wondering what to do with
>>> a couple of them that were given to me.
>>>
>>> beww
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Booting Linux off of USB device, they have a standard BIOS that allows 
>> USB stick, external drives etc. to boot.
>>
>> Quite happily runs SD content, even allows some MAME games to run and 
>> firefox etc.
>>     
>
> Guess I'll have to look into it further. I have 3 Compaq Evo T20s. Right
> now I'm using their supplied software to remotely log into a Linux box
> via xrdp, so I can leave the heat and noise producing machines in the
> garage and only have to have a tiny, quiet machine in the LR. I don't
> think this would work for video though, as I have only frame buffer type
> graphics and a 300Mhz. CPU.
>
> I had one of them apart and noticed that Wyse had built it.
>
> I also have a couple of Media MVPs which work well with Myth, within
> their limitations (SD only, need to have mpeg2 etc.).
>
> beww
>
>   
Sounds like their based on the older Wyse models like the 3125 which are 
too slow to do video. Only the V series onwards is any use for this.

They are based on standard Mini PC motherboards with PC-Card, USB, 
IDE,and a 800Mhz or 1Ghz CPU.

Video playback is fine up to 1024x1024, so no HD, but plays SD fine, and 
I've no interest in HD as I've no way to record it.

Cheers
Gordon


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