Picking OS/virtualization, MythTV, would appreciate input

simas

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My home environment started with being Windows domain (Win 2012 Essentials as server, Win 7 desktop and Win 8 client).
Over time, I found myself adding more and more *nux clients to the mix as I did not want to pay more money to MS for OS- Ubuntu desktop in another room, OpenElec XMBC clients near TVs, PFSense as firewall . I created the domain account for XMBC to use and currently access fileserver shares over SMB. I do not use storage spaces in windows, media steaming or remote access portions of the Essentials server. it is used as fileserver and print server, and as DNS and DHCP primary for Windows clients.

what I want
a) add PVR functionality to OpenElec clients. I am familiar with MytTV and have run it before.
b) create backup for PFSense in case current server wipes.
my tuner is network based HD homerun

Options I consider and want input on
1) Keep existing domain, existing Win 2012 server (3770K, 32 RAM), create MythTV as virtual machine under oracle virtualbox and run it virtually.
Question : how would mythTV work in virtual environment under processor that does not support direct access to HD (no vt-d) ?

2) leave existing domain alone , use spare hardware laying around (Atom D2700 +notebook HDD as physical MythTV box). Will Atom be sufficient for backend only Myth with homerun as tuner

3) flip the things around. put Ubuntu server on current hardware, copy media files into Ubuntu, virtualize Windows 2012 Essentials to leave it in place for remaining windows clients.
Not sure if anyone have done it and willing to comment on this.

any other feedback is welcomed
 

ViRGE

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Sorry man. I'm sure a number of us would like to be of help, but it doesn't look like we have much experience with MythTV.:(