[16:25] <pkuyken> I need some advice.  I am planning on cutting the cord an am looking for a decently performing, lowest cost recommendation for a Mythbuntu machine.  I've looked at the Intel NUC but am wondering if there are other options, and also, just how much machine is needed to support a front/backend combo setup.
[16:26] <tgm4883> pkuyken: going OTA?
[16:26] <pkuyken> I currently have a HDHomerun extend
[16:26] <pkuyken> yes, OTA
[16:27] <pkuyken> I was trying to get it working with an old Mac Mini, but it predates HDMI and is a pain to get connected to the TV.
[16:27] <tgm4883> well backend doesn't take much. Mostly you need to be able to write to disk and read from disk fast enough
[16:28] <pkuyken> from my (failed) Mini I have a 250 GB Samsung SSD I was going to use.
[16:28] <tgm4883> I've never understood why people try to put other OS's on Mac hardware
[16:28] <pkuyken> A while back I was looking at the Intel NUC, but damn they're pricey.
[16:29] <pkuyken> well, to be honest, that attempt was with a homebrew mythtv package.  I got it working, but it was glitchy as hell with my setup.
[16:30] <pkuyken> it was also a 2007 model mini.  pretty slow one at that.
[16:30] <pkuyken> regardless, that is the past. I'm looking forward. :~)
[16:30] <tgm4883> So anyway, backend stuff is pretty slim, minimally need hard drive read/write speed
[16:30] <tgm4883> For the frontend, you can get away with a slower CPU if you can offload stuff to the GPU
[16:32] <tgm4883> pkuyken: I'd ask in #mythtv-users as there will be more people there that can assist. I'm at work so a bit limited with what I can do now
[16:32] <pkuyken> tgm4883: Thanks!
[16:32] <tgm4883> yw