[mythtv-users] USB over IP

[jedi]

On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 12:59:10PM -0400, Joseph Fry wrote:
> >
> >     Even a Revo would probably be a better option. The idea that it will
> > somehow "go poof" before the walwart will is a bit hysterical.
> >
> Was talking more about power use than reliability of the power supply.
> 
> 
> >
> >    My backend boxes chug along until there is a reason to upgrade MythTV
> > itself. They're Unix boxes. So the idea that they need to be fussed over
> > is a bit silly.
> >
> 
> And while I realize that upgrading one backend vs two is not a terribly more
> difficult task, it does increase the labor and potential issues involved.
> 
> If you had a choice between putting say 8 USB tuners on one backend  or
> building a second backend because you only have 4 USB ports... wouldn't you
> choose to only run one?  This is assuming of course you are not gaining any

    Nope.

    That's too many tuners for one system. Even if you don't have to worry
about strange USB repeater devices, you're still overloading a single box
and making it a single point of failure.

    I have already rejected that idea. It's not just a hypothetical for me.

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