[mythtvnz] Mythbackend on an old laptop ??

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, March 26, 2007 12:41 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 3/26/07, Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> Actually my apologies, paul did refer to wanting a USB DVB device (but
>> confused me by referring to usb dvd later on). There are two lists of
>> linux compatible USB DVB devices that I have found, both of course at
>> linuxtv.org:
>>
>> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_at_the_USB_bus
>>
>> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB
>
>
> If USB DVB devices work then this looks like a good, cheap way to try M=
yth
> out. The main problem is the lack of disk, but that can be solved with =
an
> external drive.
>
> My inclination though is to go for the cheap desktop/tower option for t=
he
>> back end, plus a UPS.
>
>
> That's a lot more money than just buying a USB DVB device though. Bette=
r
> IMO
> to do as much as you can with existing hardware first.
>

Thats a good point, but OTOH if the usb dvb device doesn't work at all
then its cost is lost completely.