[mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the BeagleBoard

Mark A Jenks Mark.Jenks at nsighttel.com
Fri Aug 8 12:52:07 UTC 2008


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Mark A Jenks
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 7:50 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the BeagleBoard
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Phil Bridges
> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 7:19 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the 
> BeagleBoard
> > 
> > On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Mark A Jenks 
> > <Mark.Jenks at nsighttel.com> wrote:
> > > Why not a USB/Ethernet adapter.  You would have cables 
> > coming from the
> > > box anyways.
> > >
> > > -Mark
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > >> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Peter Loron
> > >> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 3:11 AM
> > >> To: Discussion about mythtv
> > >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the 
> > BeagleBoard
> > >>
> > >> That would totally rock! Especially if somebody adds an ethernet
> > >> interface to the board...the hardware is open-source:
> > >>
> > >> http://beagleboard.org/hardware/design
> > >>
> > >> I suspect it wouldn't be too hard to shoehorn one in 
> there if there
> > >> are available I/O pins.
> > >>
> > >> -Pete
> > >>
> > >> On Aug 7, 2008, at 5:19 PM, Greg Estabrooks wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >>> mpeg2/4/h264 decoder I missed ? If so then I'll pick 
> > one up right
> > >> >>> away to play with!
> > >> >>
> > >> >> A "DSP core" usually implies dedicated hardware decode and/or
> > >> >> encode.  If
> > >> >> you check the datasheet on a TMS320C6412, that seems to be
> > >> the DSP
> > >> >> chip
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Actually one of the videos if you just listen to the audio
> > >> > specifically
> > >> > talks about using them as mythfrontends and that while 
> there are
> > >> > some problems with decoding video that it would be possible if
> > >> > someone developes the code for the DSP to use for decoding :)
> > >> >
> > >> > Still pretty cool :)
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > 
> > Please don't top-post.
> > 
> > Is there any way of getting true gigabit speed over a USB 
> > Ethernet adapter?
> 
> USB 1.1 is 12Mb/s, USB 2.0 is 480Mb/s.   So if you could find 
> one (Never
> saw one yet), you would only get half of the speed.   Not saying 480
> isn't better than 100mb, but I don't know if anyone is or will make
> them.
> 
> -Mark

I stand corrected...

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