[mythtv-users] Another possible frontend, the BeagleBoard

[Phil Bridges]

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Mark A Jenks <Mark.Jenks at nsighttel.com> wrote:
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>> -----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
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>> > -----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
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> I stand corrected...
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It probably just identifies at 1Gb - I'd doubt serious you'd get more
than even 100Mb out of it.