Client specs?

zion22 · 2006-10-26, 12:55

Hi and thanks for the great job you guys are doing on the new TV Engine. I love it already!

Anyways, with having the server doing all the "heavy" job (Capturing data, etc) what would the minimum specs be for a client be now? I mean it gotta be less demanding on the actually system now... right?

If you only use VLC to recieve and display the stream it shouldn't require much of a computer at all right? :O Anyone had the time to try this, or tried something similar earlier?

(Thinking of PCs + LCD screens all over the house ^_^ )

tkortell · 2006-10-26, 14:41

I don't think the specs have changed at all because the client plugin is a plugin to your normal MediaPortal installation and it is still (correct me if I'm wrong) the client doing all the decoding if needed.

Maybe it is posible to make a "lite" version of a client.?..

Regards / Tomas

onkl · 2006-10-26, 17:05

As far as I understood the requirements for the client are equal to the normal MP requirement, with the possible exeption that the famous "2.8 + GHz for SW encoding cards" will now rest upon the server. With any card but SW encoding analog cards, capture isn't that "heavy" anymore. I understood the main muscle is needed by the DirectX/presentation/output/whell, give it a name side of MP.

zion22 · 2006-10-27, 17:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkortell

I Maybe it is posible to make a "lite" version of a client.?..

That would be awesome ^^

Well, in any way... I'm very happy about the direction where MP is heading

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tkortell Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vaasa / Sulva Age: 28 Posts: 318 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	I don't think the specs have changed at all because the client plugin is a plugin to your normal MediaPortal installation and it is still (correct me if I'm wrong) the client doing all the decoding if needed. Maybe it is posible to make a "lite" version of a client.?.. Regards / Tomas __________________ To is or not to are? That is the ask.

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onkl Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wageningen Age: 32 Posts: 340 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	As far as I understood the requirements for the client are equal to the normal MP requirement, with the possible exeption that the famous "2.8 + GHz for SW encoding cards" will now rest upon the server. With any card but SW encoding analog cards, capture isn't that "heavy" anymore. I understood the main muscle is needed by the DirectX/presentation/output/whell, give it a name side of MP. __________________

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