[mythtvnz] Basic question - do I need mythfrontend open in order to record?

[Tim Lockyer]

You do NOT need to have the Front End Open to record.

On 3 October 2011 07:50, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Curtis Walker <sultanoswing at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > That's great to know -thanks.
> >
> > The reason I ask is that I run the FE and BE on the same machine... and
> > I often want to use the machine (it's my main PC as well) for other
> > tasks such as browsing the 'net.
> >
> > Being able to close/quit the fullscreen interface of the frontend,
> > having scheduled recordings, is marvellous.
>
> you can also just switch to another program, eg alt-tab
>
> >
> > On 03/10/11 00:57, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> >> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:32:49 +1300, you wrote:
> >>
> >>> Can't find the answer to this, so here goes:
> >>>
> >>> Having scheduled a recording in mythfrontend, can I close mythfrontend,
> >>> and the show will still record?
> >>>
> >>> In other words, does mythfrontend need to be open in order for shows to
> >>> record, or does it pass the needed info to the backend which will do it
> >>> itself without needing the FE open?
> >> No.  Mythbackend is all that is needed to record.  Mythfrontend can be
> >> on another PC (say a laptop) and that PC can just be started as
> >> necessary to run Mythfrontend and then be shut down again.
> >> Mythfrontend talks to Mythbackend by normal Internet TCP connections,
> >> so it can do that on the same PC as Mythbackend, or over ethernet,
> >> WiFi or Internet connections.  As long as its connection has enough
> >> bandwidth, it can play recordings stored on the backend, and if there
> >> is not enough bandwidth to play recordings, it can still control a
> >> Mythbackend.
> >>
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Dr Tim Lockyer
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