[mythtv-users] Graphics and DLNA and MythTV

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Wed Mar 30 22:58:14 UTC 2011


On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Bryan Lovquist <blovquist at clarity.com> wrote:
> Hello
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> I am currently in the process of designing and building a new home. As such
> I have an opportunity to put necessary infrastructure in now.
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> I am looking at MythTV as a possible component.
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> It would seem that DLNA compliant components in concert with the appropriate
> network would meet most of my needs.
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> The problem is that if I was to use MythTV, the functionality of a DLNA
> compliant player would mean that I would not be able to access the full
> functionality of the MythTV frontend. The benefit would be that I could
> stream everything over the network and combine the backend and (potentially
> multiple) frontend(s) on the same physical machine in a separate “machine
> room”.
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> I was wondering, is there such a thing as a graphics card which rather than
> outputting to HDMI or DVI, outputs compressed video over Ethernet/IP and
> would appear as a DLNA media server. I could then use this capability to
> view/access the frontend(s) functionality while using the DLNA capability of
> MythTV to stream the actual video content of any shows that I have recorded.
> The capability of the graphics card need not be HD or anything as I would
> only be using it to view the frontend application.
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> The reason for asking the question now is that I need to know whether or not
> to provision for HDMI and/or HDBaseT to the video locations. In all
> circumstances it would be my intention to house the frontend(s) in the
> “machine room”.
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I don't think that is possible. I think you are overly complicating
the matter. get a frontend for each TV and be done with it. I
understand that in the US you can get a revo for $200.00.


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