RE: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Lopeman Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 9:52 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use? Jay R. Ashworth wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 03:57:53PM -0500, Chris Lopeman wrote: Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Sure, there are lots of people. If you're buying everything from scratch, and you take advice from the right people, you stand a *much* better chance of ending up with an appliance. Is a little Linux background helpful? Sure. Will everything go perfectly? Probably not. Does everything go perfectly with a TiVo? Probably not, either. Is the extra functionality worth the time? Lots of people think so, including my sister, who, while she's pretty sharp, really mostly wants it to be an appliance as well. Is this sort of question-talking annoying? You bet. :-) Stick with hardware-MPEG cards like the PVR-250, pick the right VGA/NTSC-out card and distribution, and avoid the pinch-y chipsets on motherboards, and you shouldn't have too much trouble. Cheers, -- jra ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Wow, Thanks for all the great and fast responses. Several of you stressed the importance of the right hardware to make things go smoothly. Here the PVR-250 was even mentioned. However, I don't think I can use the PVR-250 because I don't think it can handle OTA HDTV. And in the previous responses I don't think anybody mentioned using HDTV. So maybe the first follow-up question should be, Are any of you using it successfully with HDTV? Assuming the answer is yes, I would like to start specifying hardware. So maybe I should explain what I expect minimally from Myth. I would like to setup _*ONE *_box that can record one HDTV show (probably 1080i or 720p) while being able to pause live HDTV (same resolution) for another show or watch a DVD. I have seen some posts here that imply that MythTV/the hardware chokes under this kind of treasure. Hopefully this is not the case for Myth and it is just bad hardware. All of this needs to work with my Toshiba 62hm94 (in HD of course). So based on what I minimally expect from Myth. Please help me spec the box. Minimal Processor speed? Probably AMD (to cut down on heat and noise)? HD Tuner Card (I'll start with just one to get things working.)? Video Card? I don't know if a specific DVD drive matters, but if it does please recommend one? Thanks, Chris Lopeman Ok.. for what you are saying I would recommend P4 2.4 512meg ram 2 pchdtv or air2pc cards (one for watching one for recording.) Nvidia Geforce card (Make your own version preference. I'm using an FX 5700LE due to power consumption issues. Geforces are recommended for their ability to output to hdtv and for onboard encoding to help lower cpu load. Without a Geforce you will need a more powerfull cpu) Sound blaster Audigy4 (for 7.1) I would recommend SATA or SCSI hdd for data rates. It would help with drive access speeds for watching/recording 2 streams at once. It might not be as important for OTA as for ASTC over Cable. If you also want to capture analog I would recommend a PVR-150/250, or 2 if you ever intend to watch and record analog at the same time. Using a PVR-500 you would only need 1 card as it has 2 decoders and thus can perform as 2 cards. Althou the drivers are still being worked on and many report that they get no sound on the second decoder. There is a supposed fix for it if you search the list thou. For reference, My system P4 3.2E Prescott(overkill) 512meg ram 1 PVR-350(WASTE as I'm not using the TV Out, should have gone with a 250. 150/500 were not out at the time I built it. Would have done a 500 if they were.) 1 PCHDTV-HD3000 Geforce FX 5700LE FIC Condor Case/MoBo using Onboard audio 80Gig and 250Gig Maxtor SATA (80 is about 6g for / with the rest used for /video and the 250 is all used for /record) HDTV works great on it but not in Myth at this time. This is not the fault of Myth but my cable provider. They do not send PSIP data so the auto-scan detects the streams but can not tune the channels. I am still waiting on the code to import from the PMT data. Would do it myself if I knew how to code. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
On Friday 22 July 2005 09:52 pm, Chris Lopeman wrote: Are any of you using it successfully with HDTV? Yes. I have a master and slave backend, each with an HD-3000 card. I plan on moving both cards into a single system soon. I had them separated because I was concerned about excess heat buildup, but I no longer believe that was a problem. Because I have only a standard TV, I watch HD shows on the various computers scattered throughout my home. The front-ends vary from a Athlon 1800 to an Athlon XP 3000. An Athlon 2000 has an nVidia FX5200 and can display HD shows with ease using XvMC. Another Athlon 2000 has no hardware assist, but can display 720p with no problem. The Athlon 3000 has an ATI video card, so it has the pink bar problem with widescreen shows; otherwise it is fine. -- Ray Lischner ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
Jay R. Ashworth wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 03:57:53PM -0500, Chris Lopeman wrote: Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Sure, there are lots of people. If you're buying everything from scratch, and you take advice from the right people, you stand a *much* better chance of ending up with an appliance. Is a little Linux background helpful? Sure. Will everything go perfectly? Probably not. Does everything go perfectly with a TiVo? Probably not, either. Is the extra functionality worth the time? Lots of people think so, including my sister, who, while she's pretty sharp, really mostly wants it to be an appliance as well. Is this sort of question-talking annoying? You bet. :-) Stick with hardware-MPEG cards like the PVR-250, pick the right VGA/NTSC-out card and distribution, and avoid the pinch-y chipsets on motherboards, and you shouldn't have too much trouble. Cheers, -- jra ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Wow, Thanks for all the great and fast responses. Several of you stressed the importance of the right hardware to make things go smoothly. Here the PVR-250 was even mentioned. However, I don't think I can use the PVR-250 because I don't think it can handle OTA HDTV. And in the previous responses I don't think anybody mentioned using HDTV. So maybe the first follow-up question should be, Are any of you using it successfully with HDTV? Assuming the answer is yes, I would like to start specifying hardware. So maybe I should explain what I expect minimally from Myth. I would like to setup _*ONE *_box that can record one HDTV show (probably 1080i or 720p) while being able to pause live HDTV (same resolution) for another show or watch a DVD. I have seen some posts here that imply that MythTV/the hardware chokes under this kind of treasure. Hopefully this is not the case for Myth and it is just bad hardware. All of this needs to work with my Toshiba 62hm94 (in HD of course). So based on what I minimally expect from Myth. Please help me spec the box. Minimal Processor speed? Probably AMD (to cut down on heat and noise)? HD Tuner Card (I'll start with just one to get things working.)? Video Card? I don't know if a specific DVD drive matters, but if it does please recommend one? Thanks, Chris Lopeman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
Chris Lopeman wrote: Jay R. Ashworth wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 03:57:53PM -0500, Chris Lopeman wrote: Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Sure, there are lots of people. If you're buying everything from scratch, and you take advice from the right people, you stand a *much* better chance of ending up with an appliance. Is a little Linux background helpful? Sure. Will everything go perfectly? Probably not. Does everything go perfectly with a TiVo? Probably not, either. Is the extra functionality worth the time? Lots of people think so, including my sister, who, while she's pretty sharp, really mostly wants it to be an appliance as well. Is this sort of question-talking annoying? You bet. :-) Stick with hardware-MPEG cards like the PVR-250, pick the right VGA/NTSC-out card and distribution, and avoid the pinch-y chipsets on motherboards, and you shouldn't have too much trouble. Cheers, -- jra ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Wow, Thanks for all the great and fast responses. Several of you stressed the importance of the right hardware to make things go smoothly. Here the PVR-250 was even mentioned. However, I don't think I can use the PVR-250 because I don't think it can handle OTA HDTV. And in the previous responses I don't think anybody mentioned using HDTV. So maybe the first follow-up question should be, Are any of you using it successfully with HDTV? Assuming the answer is yes, I would like to start specifying hardware. So maybe I should explain what I expect minimally from Myth. I would like to setup _*ONE *_box that can record one HDTV show (probably 1080i or 720p) while being able to pause live HDTV (same resolution) for another show or watch a DVD. I have seen some posts here that imply that MythTV/the hardware chokes under this kind of treasure. Hopefully this is not the case for Myth and it is just bad hardware. All of this needs to work with my Toshiba 62hm94 (in HD of course). So based on what I minimally expect from Myth. Please help me spec the box. Minimal Processor speed? Probably AMD (to cut down on heat and noise)? HD Tuner Card (I'll start with just one to get things working.)? Video Card? I don't know if a specific DVD drive matters, but if it does please recommend one? Oops forgot to ask about sound card. 7.1 optical output I would assume? Thanks, Chris Lopeman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
Ive been using it for about 3 years (way back with the old website and such) and its rock solid now, back then it took me 2 weeks to get running now i can have a system up in 2 hours. My only problem is i cant afford better hardware im stuck on an old p4 1.7ghz with a bttv card and integrated sound. JustinOn 7/22/05, Chris Lopeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Lopeman wrote: Jay R. Ashworth wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 03:57:53PM -0500, Chris Lopeman wrote: Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis?I just don't wanttoputsomethingtogether that is going to have problems with basicfunctionalityevery other day.Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Sure, there are lots of people. If you're buying everything from scratch, and you take advice from the right people, you stand a *much* better chance of ending up with an appliance. Is a little Linux background helpful?Sure. Will everything go perfectly?Probably not. Does everything go perfectly with a TiVo?Probably not, either. Is the extra functionality worth the time?Lots of people think so, including my sister, who, while she's pretty sharp, really mostly wants it to be an appliance as well. Is this sort of question-talking annoying?You bet.:-) Stick with hardware-MPEG cards like the PVR-250, pick the right VGA/NTSC-out card and distribution, and avoid the pinch-y chipsets on motherboards, and you shouldn't have too much trouble. Cheers, -- jra ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Wow,Thanks for all the great and fast responses. Several of you stressed the importance of the right hardware to make things go smoothly.Here the PVR-250 was even mentioned.However, I don't think I can use the PVR-250 because I don't think it can handle OTA HDTV.And in the previous responses I don't think anybody mentioned using HDTV.So maybe the first follow-up question should be, Are any of you using it successfully with HDTV? Assuming the answer is yes, I would like to start specifying hardware.So maybe I should explain what I expect minimally from Myth.I would like to setup _*ONE *_box that can record one HDTV show (probably 1080i or 720p) while being able to pause live HDTV (same resolution) for another show or watch a DVD.I have seen some posts here that imply that MythTV/the hardware chokes under this kind of treasure. Hopefully this is not the case for Myth and it is just bad hardware.All of this needs to work with my Toshiba 62hm94 (in HD of course). So based on what I minimally expect from Myth. Please help me spec the box. Minimal Processor speed?Probably AMD (to cut down on heat and noise)? HD Tuner Card (I'll start with just one to get things working.)? Video Card? I don't know if a specific DVD drive matters, but if it does please recommend one?Oops forgot to ask about sound card.7.1 optical output I would assume? Thanks, Chris Lopeman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Ready for use?
Hi All, I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... I am about to start dishing out money for hardware to use with mythTV. Hardware that could probably be used for nothing or little else. This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Thanks, Chris Lopeman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
Chris Lopeman wrote: Hi All, And I know it is not released yet. huh? have you checked the website? version 0.18.1 was released on may 16th This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. well, of course! why would people have anything to post if they weren't having problems ... you really can't assume anything, since you don't know (and really no one knows) the ratio of people posting questions/problems to people not posting because they aren't having any problems! :) Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. yup ... i don't use a lot of the advanced stuff ... for me, it's mostly a nice, easy-to-use (my 4.5yo son knows how to work it via the remote!) interface for ripped movies, dvd movies, and mp3 files ... also, i use mythweb often to lookup what's showing on tv w/o having to wait for the tv guide channel (oh, and it looks GREAT!!! dvd movies on this BLOW away dvd movies from an old borrowed set-top-box dvd player i used to use!!!) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
On 7/21/05, Chris Lopeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... I am about to start dishing out money for hardware to use with mythTV. Hardware that could probably be used for nothing or little else. This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Thanks, Chris Lopeman I use it all the time without problem, keep in mind that people ussually don't go around posting when everything is fine, only when they have a problem. I'm sure there will be many posts about what hardware to use, etc. My advice is to start small, one capture card, a simple setup, you can always expand from there. It can be some work to get everything working exactly the way you want it to be, but once it is up and running, it stays that way. Of course if you like to tinker, you can break things, I do from time to time, but it is always because I want to try something else out, not cause myth is actually broken. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
On 7/21/05, Chris Lopeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Works great for me. I have the occasional crash, but I've got scripts set up to automatically restart anything that crashes. The output on my TV looks just about as good as connecting the cable direct to the set, although to be fair, my TV is crap. :) In fact, I don't even have the cable connected directly to the TV anymore. All inputs go to the mythbox, and the mythbox is the only thing connected to the TV. -- aaron ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
Chris Lopeman wrote: Hi All, I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... I am about to start dishing out money for hardware to use with mythTV. Hardware that could probably be used for nothing or little else. This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. I use it every day and probably record 4 or 5 programs a day between kid shows and my own. I have a ReplayTV that I never use now because Myth has more flexibility and features I want. If you don't want problems, buy your hardware carefully and stick with known good components. Kevin ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
plenty of people run perfectly stable myth boxes, so there is no reason the software itself shouldnt work if set up and configured properly with the proper hardware. i'm not saying you won't ever run into a problem, but as long as you find a configuration that works well and then leave it alone, you can run without trouble for months at a time if not longer. just look at the number of married guys on this list who manage to keep the wives happy with myth. Chris Lopeman wrote: Hi All, I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... I am about to start dishing out money for hardware to use with mythTV. Hardware that could probably be used for nothing or little else. This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Thanks, Chris Lopeman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... Based on past history on this list, you might get a fight anyway :) To answer your questions, I've been using it since shortly after 0.17 was released, and it works extremely well. It pays to do your homework on hardware imho (not that I did a spectacular job of that either ;) In fact, it works so well, I have basically retired my ExpressVu PVR, and use Myth exclusively. My only complaint (and I put it in quotes because it isn't really a big deal) is that live tv is much more awkward than it was on the Expressvu pvr. I find that I almost never watch anything in liveTV mode though - I watch sports live, but I schedule it to record and watch it from the view-recordings screen instead. I think a lot of that is a side effect of having a slow frontend (Xbox) Channel surfing is right out the window too, but then I'd pretty much stopped doing that when I got satellite TV with a proper guide anyway. MythWeb is one of the truly great accessories. Sure, it's not perfect, but I like it a lot, and my wife seems to like it better than the old PVR too. Greg ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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LMAO. Everyone on this list is using Myth on a regular basis It's been released for a few years now. It's arguably the best PVR out there right now , definitely the most feature rich. Set it up right and you've got yourself a high end professional system that does pretty much whatever you want it to. The reason why this mail list is so active is because... that's why it exists... to help people with problems. Myth has a pretty easy setup program so most of the work is done for you. The work is in tailoring it to your specific needs and preferences. It's Linux based, so if you don't know Linux very well it's going to be a lot more difficult for you. Setting up Myth will take time. If you aren't comfortable figuring out and fixing problems along the way Myth isn't for you. There's turn-key solutions out there for you. If you are willing to plan/research everything out and put the effort in you'll end up with the best PVR out there with Myth. Hi All, I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... I am about to start dishing out money for hardware to use with mythTV. Hardware that could probably be used for nothing or little else. This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Thanks, Chris Lopeman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... Based on past history on this list, you might get a fight anyway :) To answer your questions, I've been using it since shortly after 0.17 was released, and it works extremely well. It pays to do your homework on hardware imho (not that I did a spectacular job of that either ;) In fact, it works so well, I have basically retired my ExpressVu PVR, and use Myth exclusively. My only complaint (and I put it in quotes because it isn't really a big deal) is that live tv is much more awkward than it was on the Expressvu pvr. I find that I almost never watch anything in liveTV mode though - I watch sports live, but I schedule it to record and watch it from the view-recordings screen instead. I think a lot of that is a side effect of having a slow frontend (Xbox) Channel surfing is right out the window too, but then I'd pretty much stopped doing that when I got satellite TV with a proper guide anyway. MythWeb is one of the truly great accessories. Sure, it's not perfect, but I like it a lot, and my wife seems to like it better than the old PVR too. Greg ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users As someone who's been using it since the .15 days this is an extremely stable platform for a piece of software labeled as .18.1. I have a frame grabber tuner which I'll soon be upgrading to a PVR-500, I record 20 or so shows a day along with automatically deleting old episodes. I watch DVDs on the box and use MythWeb for scheduling. I have no complaints about this software :) especially once you see how cool it is to have remote frontends. --Bryan -- Bryan Halter [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP 0x55AB8EA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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mp The real test is when the wife or other family members start using mp it and my box has successfully passed that test. So far, my box In my house, the test is that with the added consideration of doing it for someone who has been using TiVo for several years. Anybody made that leap? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (WJCarpenter)PGP 0x91865119 38 95 1B 69 C9 C6 3D 2573 46 32 04 69 D6 ED F3 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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I'll second the WAF mentioned here. I don't often post to this list, but have been reading it quite often since I began my MythSetup almost a year ago. Being familiar with Linux helped me with the initial setup, but the Myth documents are fantastic, and there are plenty of startup guides available for you help setup with common components (read: Jarod's Guide http://wilsonet.com). I hardly watch TV since there is a lot of useless crap on there nowadays, and was about to cancel the cable tv, but since buying my mythtv system, it's made the cable cost worth it by being able to grab shows that I couldn't normally catch. WAF is high with this because she can now watch shows that she normally misses at work. There are plenty of people going bleeding edge with Myth, but the real trick for WAF and production use is to go with a slightly older distro and set instructions. Don't fiddle once it's working, and you'll have a rock-solid box. Good luck! -James -- James D. Fryman A+, Security+, MCSA, MCSE E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG: 0x4222017D Tim Hamer wrote: plenty of people run perfectly stable myth boxes, so there is no reason the software itself shouldnt work if set up and configured properly with the proper hardware. i'm not saying you won't ever run into a problem, but as long as you find a configuration that works well and then leave it alone, you can run without trouble for months at a time if not longer. just look at the number of married guys on this list who manage to keep the wives happy with myth. Chris Lopeman wrote: Hi All, I have been monitoring this mail list for a while now. And mythTV looks very interesting. And I know it is not released yet. And to be clear I and not trying to be insulting or start a fight. But... I am about to start dishing out money for hardware to use with mythTV. Hardware that could probably be used for nothing or little else. This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. Thanks, Chris Lopeman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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On 7/21/05, WJCarpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mp The real test is when the wife or other family members start using mp it and my box has successfully passed that test. So far, my box In my house, the test is that with the added consideration of doing it for someone who has been using TiVo for several years. Anybody made that leap? It took my wife around 48hours to forget the word Tivo after I installed our first frontend. We'd owned Tivos since the first week they were released. Of course she has the advantage of my tweaking the way things work to suit her. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
