Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
I also like the idea. It is a project that I've been wanting to do for a while, and slowly saving for some hardware for it. Even better would be how to get it running on a mini-itx setup. Too bad I'm in VA now, or I definately would have attended. Hopefully if this presentation does go through there will be some notes posted online after... On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 11:32, Travis Roy wrote: I was talking to Ben Scott about this and brought up doing a meeting about this and he seemed interested so I thought I would put a feeler out to see who would be interested. MythTV (on Fedora Core 1) Things I would like to cover: 1. What is MythTV 2. Why MythTV, differences to other options like TiVo, ReplayTV 3. Hardware to consider 4. How to install, basically going over Jarrod's Guide (http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php) 5. Tweaks for improvement, other functions (MythMusic, MythGame, Etc.) 6. QA I just got mine finally working.. I won't want to do this until I get all the stuff working including the DVD ripping and MythGame so I'm looking at the middle of next month for the earliest. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss -- -- Derek Doucette www.deucedaily.org ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
I am very interested, and can also expand on the topic, based on my previous employer creating a linux-based PVR. On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 11:32, Travis Roy wrote: I was talking to Ben Scott about this and brought up doing a meeting about this and he seemed interested so I thought I would put a feeler out to see who would be interested. MythTV (on Fedora Core 1) Things I would like to cover: 1. What is MythTV 2. Why MythTV, differences to other options like TiVo, ReplayTV 3. Hardware to consider 4. How to install, basically going over Jarrod's Guide (http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php) 5. Tweaks for improvement, other functions (MythMusic, MythGame, Etc.) 6. QA I just got mine finally working.. I won't want to do this until I get all the stuff working including the DVD ripping and MythGame so I'm looking at the middle of next month for the earliest. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss -- In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is. -- brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
Derek Doucette wrote: I also like the idea. It is a project that I've been wanting to do for a while, and slowly saving for some hardware for it. Even better would be how to get it running on a mini-itx setup. Too bad I'm in VA now, or I definately would have attended. Hopefully if this presentation does go through there will be some notes posted online after... Mini-itx boards are now really powerfull enough to run the backend, unless you go with a card with an onboard mpeg encoder (like a PVR-250). The Epia-M boards however make great frontend machines. The mythtv requirements are beefy. when I was testing with my bttv card my underclocked Athlon 2000 (underclocked do to 100mhz ram and the stupid motherboard not letting me set the processor to 133mhz) and it would chug when watching and recording at the same time. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, at 1:09pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Though it runs only on windows... check out one called Sagetv http://www.sage.tv/ So it (1) costs money and (2) won't run on Linux. I'll pass. ;-) I'm much more psych'ed about Travis's MythTV project. He's been describing some of the stuff it does (or can do), and I must admit, it sounds very cool. Kinda like my Tivo, but without the restrictions Tivo puts in to keep the media cartel off their backs. Sure, it's not an off-the-shelf product, but generally speaking, I think Linux users are used to that. And I'd rather spend time installing MythTV once then reinstalling MS Windows once a year. I'm eagerly anticipating Travis's proposed presentation. -- Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 18:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So it (1) costs money and (2) won't run on Linux. I'll pass. ;-) I'm much more psych'ed about Travis's MythTV project. He's been describing some of the stuff it does (or can do), and I must admit, it sounds very cool. Kinda like my Tivo, but without the restrictions Tivo puts in to keep the media cartel off their backs. Sure, it's not an off-the-shelf product, but generally speaking, I think Linux users are used to that. And I'd rather spend time installing MythTV once then reinstalling MS Windows once a year. I'm eagerly anticipating Travis's proposed presentation. I agree with Ben completely, I'm very interested to get my head around it and make my own MythTV box. Please let us all know when you're going to give this presentation.. Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
Travis Roy wrote: I was talking to Ben Scott about this and brought up doing a meeting about this and he seemed interested so I thought I would put a feeler out to see who would be interested. MythTV (on Fedora Core 1) I would be interested Things I would like to cover: 1. What is MythTV 2. Why MythTV, differences to other options like TiVo, ReplayTV 3. Hardware to consider 4. How to install, basically going over Jarrod's Guide (http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php) 5. Tweaks for improvement, other functions (MythMusic, MythGame, Etc.) 6. QA All sounds great -- FREePHILE We are 'Open' for Business Free and Open Source Software http://www.freephile.com (978) 270-2425 A young man wrote to Mozart and said: Q: Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing symphonies. Can you give me any suggestions as to how to get started? A: A symphony is a very complex musical form, perhaps you should begin with some simple lieder and work your way up to a symphony. Q: But Herr Mozart, you were writing symphonies when you were 8 years old. A: But I never asked anybody how. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
Travis Roy wrote: I was talking to Ben Scott about this and brought up doing a meeting about this and he seemed interested so I thought I would put a feeler out to see who would be interested. Though it runs only on windows... check out one called Sagetv http://www.sage.tv/ I just started testing it out this week with their 15 day demo but it seems very cool... one of the differences with this is that it uses a client/server model... so you can have multiple servers recording and storing content with mpeg encoding hardware.. and multiple software-only clients that can stream live tv or stored content from the servers (which includes music and movies you already have). Also.. it records everything in simple mpeg formats so it's easy to burn something off to disk if you want to save it. The best part is that the software is inexpensive. Which is good considering the cost of the mpeg encoding hardware. One thing I'd like to try is using multiple usb attached encoders to one server as a directivo replacement... it is supposed to support that. I've looked at Mythtv before... and it seemed like too much work and too little benefit compared to the directivo I already had... this sagetv looks to beat them both out. Jared ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Future Meeting? (MythTV)
Jared Watkins wrote: Travis Roy wrote: I was talking to Ben Scott about this and brought up doing a meeting about this and he seemed interested so I thought I would put a feeler out to see who would be interested. Though it runs only on windows... check out one called Sagetv http://www.sage.tv/ heh, MythTV is only on linux. SageTV looks okay, but it's missing some of the functions I like. I just started testing it out this week with their 15 day demo but it seems very cool... one of the differences with this is that it uses a client/server model... so you can have multiple servers recording and storing content with mpeg encoding hardware.. and multiple software-only clients that can stream live tv or stored content from the servers (which includes music and movies you already have). Myth does this, you can have one or many servers, and many clients. A lot of people set up servers and then use EPIA-M's for clients. Also.. it records everything in simple mpeg formats so it's easy to burn something off to disk if you want to save it. If you use a PVR-x50 card it saves the files in normal mpeg files. If you use a bttv card it saves it in NUV but includes a transcoder that will re-encode it to mpegs, divx files, or even make bin/cue files for VCDs or SVCDs The best part is that the software is inexpensive. Which is good considering the cost of the mpeg encoding hardware. One thing I'd like to try is using multiple usb attached encoders to one server as a directivo replacement... it is supposed to support that. MythTV is free :) I think MythTV only supports up to 4 TV cards, but I'm not positive. I've looked at Mythtv before... and it seemed like too much work and too little benefit compared to the directivo I already had... this sagetv looks to beat them both out. Following Jarrod's guide I had MythTV setup in about 3hrs. It does MUCH more then my stand alone TiVo. Things like the CD and DVD ripping, picture gallery, MythGame (play Mame/SNES games), MythWeather, MythNews. Plus it uses themes so you can change the look to whatever you like. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
