[TriLUG] MythTV Front End

[Michael Hrivnak]

A friend and I recently put Debian on an Apple TV (which is not a TV at all), 
and it is now in use as a MythTV frontend.  It has just enough power to do 
the job.  Right now it's doing HD through a 1280x720 projector.

It's very small, very quiet, and it doesn't draw a lot of power.  For $300, 
it's a steal as a linux computer.

Anyone who would like a link to our documentation can email me.  I prefer not 
to post it publicly.

Michael

On Monday 23 July 2007 3:25:45 pm Josh Vickery wrote:
> Unfortunately 1080p HD decoding can be quite demanding.  A Mac mini
> should be able to handle it, but just barely.  I have a 1.8ghz  Core 2
> Duo machine with the Intel 950 graphics, and it drops a few frames on
> some 1080p sources, the Mac Mini has a Core Duo 1.8ghz or 1.6ghz
> processor and the same 950 graphics, so it might not give you
> perfectly smooth playback with all 1080p sources.
>
> Getting the picture to the HDTV with DVI or HDMI should be fine.  I
> use a DVI-HDMI cable to connect my computer to my TV and have not had
> any issues with it.  As for getting the audio to the TV, the Mac Mini
> has an optical digital audio connector, so you would need to either
> figure out how to plug that into your TV, or use some sort of USB
> soundcard.
>
> Josh
>
> On 7/23/07, Lee <elfick at mac.com> wrote:
> > I don't think the specs are laid out in stone, but I'm going to be
> > doing HD (which I forgot to mention in the original post) and I don't
> > think this will have the horse power to decode it. Additionally it
> > would be cool if I could get the signal to the HDTV digitally either
> > using DVI or HDMI (unlikely).
> >
> > On Jul 23, 2007, at 2:48 PM, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote:
> > > I do not know if these meet the Minimum System Requirements for a Myth
> > > front end, but if so, it would be very awesome:
> > >
> > > http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5551137361.html
> > >
> > > What are the min. sys. Requirements for a myth front end?
> >
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