I think that mysql would be better long term decision. Scenario below "describes" mythtv features. It's already done to certain level. If you ask me, I'd go with mythtv (or their code and acrhitecture backend/several frontends) for Live TV and recording and Freevo for the rest...
I believe mysql to be too heavy for Freevo, and that opinion is shared by others. There's a few things (besides features) that set Freevo and MythTV apart and the fact that Freevo is lighter weight is one of them - no dataserver, has a native webserver, and no dependency on X, The initial choice of using object caches, mmpython, and sqlite keeps Freevo thin enough to run a complete system on one (thin) box.
BTW I haven't used myth but I agree they have the live tv thing going pretty well!
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard van Paasen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>I've read about the plans for using SQLite. While browsing the homepage >>of sqlite, I noticed that it operates directly on files w/o a running >>server, correct?
AFAIK, yes.
>>I know some of freevo's architecture, but not that much... Maybe the >>need will rise in the future to run and connect several freevo boxes, >>e.g. one in the living room, one in the (children's) bedroom, etc. It >>would be convenient then to maintain a central media archive on a >>fileserver, or on one of the freevo boxes. Also, with more than one >>freevo-box, a distributed recordserver could plan (and even shift) >>recordings among boxes, based on their configuration and usage.
Having said what I did about keeping Freevo thin enough for a low power machine, I am a big fan of a distributed achitecture. Most people don't bother with having backend / frontend machines but if we plan with a distributed architecture it shouldn't matter where the processes run in relation to each other.
I would prefer to have a main box do the recording and several thin clients, one for each TV. I wouldn't have cable going to each TV but instead cat-5 to each set-top-box. Also maybe the 'main' box isn't a big server in the basement but just another 'thin' set-top-box with a local disk and capture card, and the master to several thin, netowrk bootable, diskless clients.
-Rob
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