FYI: http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2003/11/13/linux_pvr.html nice (short) PVR story.... and some comments at the end On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 13:40:08 -0600, Jason Jorgensen <jasonj at igi.com> wrote: > This is my first MythTV Server. I built it as a trial to see if it was > worthy of more expensive hardware. And so far I think it very much is! > > My current MythTV server: > Athlon 900 > 512 meg ram > WinPVR250 (the one with the mpeg2 encoder chip, and the ir receiver and > remote that works with LIRC) > external vga to tv box with remote > > I have it all setup to work with the remote control so even my > girlfriend and others can use it. I have 4 other computers in the house > with myth client that I can watch from including my laptop. We do have > 802.11b in the house, but I dont think its fast enough. > > I had a couple glitches with it when TNN switched to SpikeTV, the guid > didnt update. But I am sure all the small bugs I have experienced will > be worked out with time. > > My next server will be dual processor, have many tuners, and run all the > TV's in my house. But thats expensive and far down the road. > > I only suggest that you get fast hard drives for the myth server, also > try to use a dedicated partition for the storage so the shows dont ever > halt your OS. Watching shows on multiple clients while recording others > makes we worry about my poor drives. > > > P.S. Sorry I didnt respond very quickly. > > Jeffery Rasmussen wrote: > >> >> How much did it cost you to create the MythTV box? I've been >> interested in Tivo for a very long time but cannot get past the monthly >> service charge. I know that they offer a forever deal, but I would be >> worried that forever meant until the company got bought out my >> Microsoft or something like that. >> >> I would be interested in copying your system or purchasing a copy from >> you. >> >> >> Jeff Rasmussen >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jason Jorgensen [mailto:jasonj at igi.com] >> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:27 PM >> To: TCLUG Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] I need distribution input >> >> >> HAHAHA Thats awesome. >> >> I use Debian on all of my workstations, laptops, servers, and even my >> MythTV box in the living room is Debian. If you ripped open my chest you >> would probably see a beating red swirl. >> >> >> Adam Maloney wrote: >> >> >A lot of people on this list will tell you to use Debian. Debian is >> THE >> >DEVIL. They say Debian is the solution for everything, just check the >> >archives! They are trying to lead you down the path of temptation, >> >promising everything but delivering nothing. It's all LIES made up by >> >the Con to lure you into their evil cult. When was the last time >> Debian >> >got up and made you breakfast? Never, because IT DOESN'T. On the >> other >> >hand, Slackware WILL make you breakfast and you WILL like it. It will >> >make you rich. It will make you more appealing to the opposite sex. >> > >> >Debian is free, but Slackware costs $100,000 and comes with a $100,000 >> >instant rebate. Why would you want to use something that's worth >> >nothing, when you can enjoy the benefits of a $100,000 distribution at >> >no cost? >> > >> >If you say Debian backwards you get "Naibed", which is the same thing >> >you hear when you play the 33rpm of "Revolution 9" backwards at 45rpm >> >with just the left channel. The word means either Satan or Puppies, >> >either way - VERY BAD. >> > > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list