AFAIK, the decoding all takes place on the front end. I would say ditch the 350 and get the 250 or go with the 500.
On 6/6/05, Pane, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have a question regarding exactly how myth handles video playback. > > > > I am in the process of architecting a myth setup. I want to have 1 back end > server and multiple front ends. When a front end machine plays back an MPEG > 2 file stored and managed on the back end, does it (front end) have to do > the actual decoding of the video? I have searched around on this topic some, > and many use the terms "Stream Video to the Front End" very loosely. In > reality, is the MPEG 2 movie exported from the back end to the front end via > simple NFS, and simply decoded on the front end? > > > > The reason I ask is that I am thinking about using the Hauppauge PVR350 card > which has a MPEG Decode and Encode capability. If a PVR 350 is in the back > end computer, is the decode capability wasted (Since the same computer is > not being used as a front end) or will the back utilize the decode of the > 350 to decode and stream the raw data to the front end for display. > > > > If the back end is simply using an NFS share to share the video data, and > the front end must decode I will save some bucks and go with the PVR 250 on > the back end. > > > > Thanks > > > > -Chris > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
