[mythtv-users] Good Frontend

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 5:49 AM, P.J. Trudell <pjtrudell at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> >Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:50:32 -0600
> >From: jedi <jedi at mishnet.org<http://us.mc520.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jedi@mishnet.org>
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> >Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Good Frontend
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> >On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 10:22:24AM -0500, Josh White wrote:
> >> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Ian Oliver <lists at foxhill.co.uk<http://us.mc520.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lists@foxhill.co.uk>>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > In article <201002281548.31531.beww at beww.org<http://us.mc520.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=201002281548.31531.beww@beww.org>>,
> Brian Wood wrote:
> >> > > He could probably use an external USB type DVD drive if he HAS to
> have
> >> > one,
> >> > > otherwise I agree the Revo is a good candidate, it certainly meets
> all
> >> > the
> >> > > other requirements.
> >> >
> >> > I'm using a USB DVD with my Revos. Works a treat.
> >> >
> >> > The Revo enjoys an exceptionally high WAF (Wife Approval Factor) - she
> was
> >> > happy for me to buy five of them!
> >> >
> >> > Ian
> >> >
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> >> P.J.,
> >>
> >> I'm not sure if it's been discussed, but I noticed this (
> >> http://www.system76.com/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=95)
> yesterday.
> >> The price seems a bit high, but not totally unreasonable. It has the ion
> >
> >    It's a bit big though. Although it should still fit in the general AV
> >footprint. I wouldn't consider it for the bedroom though. This is
> something
> >that I would put next to a cable box or DVD player.
> >
> >    For a bedroom, I would get the smallest box I can find.
> >
> >[deletia]
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>  Everyone,
> Thanks for the advice on a front end.
>
> My real question now is will a Revo 1600 and an external dvd work for
> streaming hd (assuming 2 gb) or do I need to go with the 3610. What about if
> I eventually add a HD-PVR and use it as a a second BE/FE, will the 1600
> still so that?
>

the 1600 will do HD


>
> Also, do I need to replace the drive with a solid state drive to make it
> quite or is the Revo virtually sound free.  My wife's main complaint in the
> tv room is the sound (fan and or hd noise). I think I read that some people
> install myth on a memory card do they disable the hard drive for complete
> quite?
>

It has a fan and a HD. You can run diskless (network booting) or use a flash
or ssd if you want total quiet. The fan will remain though.
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