[mythtv-users] MythTV frontend without TV tuner or MySQL backend
Dan Ritter
dsr-myth at tao.merseine.nu
Fri Feb 15 18:57:50 UTC 2008
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 06:46:26PM +0000, Rob Beard wrote:
> I've just recently acquired a new LCD HDTV. My eventual plan is to
> build a MythTV box which I can put a couple of tuner cards in to record
> my favourite TV programmes etc.
>
> However at the moment that really isn't an option (funds and wife-to-be
> don't allow).
>
> My desktop PC however has got a dual core CPU and a whole load of memory
> which I'm sure isn't being used to it's full potential at the moment.
>
> Rather than use my desktop PC as a complete MythTV box, I was wondering
> if it was possible to just install the front end for playing my existing
> video files, DVDs, music files and emulators with the second DVI output
> going to the LCD TV.
>
> Does this sound feasible or would I have to also install the complete
> MythTV backend too?
The frontend won't function without the backend. However, you
can add a 'virtual tuner' in mythtv-setup and have a working
backend on the same box.
-dsr-
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