Frontend Server Parameterization
Each frontend client is individually configured and shares only those global parameters common to all frontend clients that may be specified by the master backend server. Otherwise, each frontend runs its own themed menu system, incorporates its own set of plug-ins, uses its own operating system and runs on its own underlying hardware.
Conclusion
The full scope of frontend capability is more than we can cover in this article. Simply put, there is a plethora of plug-ins to further enhance or extend functionality on a MythTV client frontend in countless, but eminently useful ways. Take for example the MythPhone plug-in for interaction between HTPC and a session initiation protocol (SIP) capable VoIP phone; a built-in miniature Web browser; audio/video archival, playback and recording interfaces; game emulator control panel; news reader and weather station; Netflix account manager and a music play list module. And that only encompasses the official plug-in selection! There are many unofficial plug-ins to provide even more features than you might be able to imagine. Stay tuned, please: we cover all these and much more in our next article.
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The MythTV Convergence
