Oliver Thomas wrote:
> I'm looking at configuring a Raspberry Pi2, to use as a headless TVHeadend server and OSCAM server, interfacing with an Inverto IDL-400s SAT>IP device.
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> I would like to know what you would recommend for OS? I don't need a monitor, so it doesn't require a GUI. Ideally I just need something rock-solid and stable, which I can access via SSH.
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> The Pi and IDL-400s will both be hard wired via ethernet cat5e.
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> Would a Pi even be suitable for this? It will be serving numerous (approx 3-5 local) devices. Hopefully with HD!
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>Or is the USB-bus going to be a serious bottleneck? If so, what other devices would be a suitable (low-power)alternative? An ODroid C1 or something similar?
You've answered your own question, look into getting a Banana Pi M1 (anything with at least one giga port ideally more than one).