[mythtv-users] MythTV setup - no database

Len Lawrence lcl at tarazed.demon.co.uk
Sun Sep 12 07:22:46 UTC 2010


On 12/09/10 00:37, Mitch Capper wrote:
> You most likely want a combo mythbackend and mythfrontend.  The 
> mythbackend is what actually records programs, tunes the card, gets 
> the guide data etc  the only reason you wouldn't want this is if you 
> are going to be interacting with a mythbackend on another machine.  
> The mythfrontend is what is used for actually watching recordings, the 
> GUI, etc so if you want to watch TV directly on the box through mythtv 
> you need this.
>
>
Thanks for the clarification and sorry for being so thick.  Yes, I 
intend to run the two components on the same machine for occasional 
viewing and more occasional recording.  It will not be dedicated in the 
sense of being used exclusively for TV.

Len





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