[mythtvnz] Multicast your noisy frontend or backend to a quiet box?

[criggie]

On 06/02/12 19:40, Nick Rout wrote:
> Someone must be doing it better though.

Plenty of options, but each has some kind of flaw.
I like option 4 for its versatility.


Option 1

http://www.rextron.com/product_detail.php?class3_id=103&class1_type_id=2
http://www.cdlnz.com/productimages/pdfs/av116.pdf


One of these per "display screen", up to four in total.
HDMI	$428+GST	Audio
http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&p=VMC500&code=VCNM-G90

DVI-D	$224+GST	No audio
http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&p=VMC500&code=VCND-90

VGA is also available, no price atm, and it doesn't carry sound either.

Only seems to support windows according to the docs, you need a sender 
app running on the master box.

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Option 2

http://www.cdlnz.com/productimages/pdfs/ev214.pdf

One of these per "display screen", up to 4/8 in total.
VGA $110+GST
http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&p=VMC500&code=EVA02R

Sender, one only required
http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&p=VMC500&code=EVA128L
8 port version  $374+GST
http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&p=VMC500&code=EVA124L
4 port version  $252+GST

This is VGA only, stereo audio only, and tops out at 1280x1024 at 100m 
of cat5.  Its not IP based.

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Option 3

8 way HDMI splitter   $270+GST
http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&p=HDMI300&code=HDMI18MDY


One pair of these per receiver screen
Transmitter $150 +GST
http://www.cdlnz.com/productimages/pdfs/hdmic6tir.pdf
Receiver $150 +GST
http://www.cdlnz.com/productimages/pdfs/hdmic6rir.pdf

Note you need two runs of cat6 to each, and they're quite limited in 
length at 1080P. Its also not IP based.

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Option 4

A couple of cheap ex-lease laptops or desktops with mythfrontend running 
on each.   And they can be used to do other stuff.
Can even run windows on them if you want.
Apple Macs make fine frontends too.


-- 
Criggie

http://criggie.org.nz/