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<blockquote data-quote="funkstar" data-source="post: 102103" data-attributes="member: 14311">actually most of the hard work will be done by the client, this is especially true with MediaPortal not supporting software based cards at the moment. All the server is doing is taking the video and audio streams and either dumbing them to disk (recording) or sending them out to the clients (streaming). Yes, there is some database management going on there too, but that is pretty light weight compaired to decoding video, especially HD.I've heard of people managing to get DVB cards working under linux on P133 boxes. Granted this was using very simple software, but it shows how little power should be needed to handle digital and hardware based cards.Drawing the GUI, now with animations, and decoding the video along with displaying some overlays is a whole other proposition <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I would say that whatever you need for a MP box right now is what the clients should be, minus the storage. the server can be a lot lower speced, but with more disks and perhaps dual network cards for more throughput.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="funkstar, post: 102103, member: 14311"] actually most of the hard work will be done by the client, this is especially true with MediaPortal not supporting software based cards at the moment. All the server is doing is taking the video and audio streams and either dumbing them to disk (recording) or sending them out to the clients (streaming). Yes, there is some database management going on there too, but that is pretty light weight compaired to decoding video, especially HD. I've heard of people managing to get DVB cards working under linux on P133 boxes. Granted this was using very simple software, but it shows how little power should be needed to handle digital and hardware based cards. Drawing the GUI, now with animations, and decoding the video along with displaying some overlays is a whole other proposition :) I would say that whatever you need for a MP box right now is what the clients should be, minus the storage. the server can be a lot lower speced, but with more disks and perhaps dual network cards for more throughput. [/QUOTE]

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