Mythtv-Frontend got working

Sun Dec 10 10:45:55 UTC 2006

http://knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=FrontendOnlyInstall

This is the basic guide I used in making a Mythtv FrontEnd.
Basically, the idea is to make a normal install, and stop it half way 
through.
Then get the MythTV-FrontEnd to talk to the backend Mythtv. (one doing 
the recordings)

I got it working, but I want to try a few more installs, to get it down 
to a skience.

I had problems in getting any Windows OS to play the MythTV at anywhere 
near the quality seen on the MythTV server.
I tried, networking, VLC, MediaPlayer classic, MythTV filters, Windows 
MythTV-Player.
Everything and anything get proper video quality.
Nothing worked. Frames were being dropped left and right. Barely useable.

My network 100mbits and cards are 100mbits.
I thought either 100mbit was not fast enough, or the video card on the 
Windows box, playing the MythTV recordings, was underpowered.
I thought I had to get a 2X or 4X AGP. etc. etc.

I figured that I would install a new MythTV FrontEnd and see how well it 
would play MythTV-server recordings.
It plays them fantastic!  YOU CAN EVEN WATCH TV OVER THE NETWORK USING 
MYTHTV.
It is strange to be watching live TV over a common 100mbit network.

I can play mythtv-recordings and watch live TV on the FrontEnd.
The FrontEnd is using the local filesystem to find Videos and Music. (I 
am sure you can config it to use the MythTV-backend, if need be)

Or I suppose, you could install a 200GB in each FrontEnd, and use each 
FrontEnd you setup, to store more movies.

Teddy David Mills wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone had tried the FrontEnd install of KnoppMyth.
>
> Playing recorded programs on the currently installed KnoppMyth seems to
> have a much better quality than when played on a Windows box
> (with MediaPlayer Classic or VLC via samba.)
>
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