[mythtvnz] Mythbackend on an old laptop ??

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:56:38 -0700 (PDT)

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Let me know why this is a dumb idea please.

Im looking at setting up a Mythtv solution for a friend who lives in the deepest waikato - no internet, bad power, no TV signal small budget.

if we go ahead, we may use a different frontend if there is not enough grunt in the backend, and get a decent external disk - usb2 200+GB

Tell me your thoughts on using an oldish 1Ghz+ broken screen laptop as a mythbackend with a USB DVB tuner

pro's
*  built in UPS
* quiet
* cheap
* built in TV-Out 
* low power consumption
* 100mb ethernet port
* CD/DVD drive

con's
* finding an external usb dvd dongle that works...??
* small internal disk capacity

Thoughts please

Paul.

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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Let me know why this is a dumb idea please.<br><br>Im looking at setting up a Mythtv solution for a friend who lives in the deepest waikato - no internet, bad power, no TV signal small budget.<br><br>if we go ahead, we may use a different frontend if there is not enough grunt in the backend, and get a decent external disk - usb2 200+GB<br><br>Tell me your thoughts on using an oldish 1Ghz+ broken screen laptop as a mythbackend with a USB DVB tuner<br><br>pro's<br>*&nbsp; built in UPS<br>* quiet<br>* cheap<br>* built in TV-Out <br>* low power consumption<br>* 100mb ethernet port<br>* CD/DVD drive<br><br>con's<br>* finding an external usb dvd dongle that works...??<br>* small internal disk capacity<br><br>Thoughts please<br><br><br>Paul.</div><br>

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