Re: Hard drive recorder vs myth-tv

2008-01-13 Thread Euan Clark
endations for hardware etc would be appreciated. Thanks... __ NOD32 2788 (20080113) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

Re: Hard drive recorder vs myth-tv

2008-01-13 Thread Paul Swafford
and automatically change the SKY channel for recording. * Have a working remote control * Have optional composite / HD output Any thoughts and recommendations for hardware etc would be appreciated. Thanks... __ NOD32 2788 (20080113) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

Hard drive recorder vs myth-tv

2008-01-13 Thread Phill Coxon
I've been thinking about getting a hard drive recorder to record stuff on TV. But I wanted to get some feedback from the resident mythtv experts on whether it would be better to build a MythTV media box instead. I'd like to: * Record TV from my Sky decoder. * Have some way to schedule and au

Re: OT - HP priners

2008-01-13 Thread Jim Cheetham
I plugged an HP DeskJet 2600 in to Ubuntu recently, and everything "just worked". I've not looked in to how you control precise print settings, like paper type and print quality, because that's not what I got it for ... :-)

Re: nvidia driver weirdness

2008-01-13 Thread Roger Searle
I am pleased to report the success of Envy in resolving my ongoing issue with an nvidia driver. Would recommend anyone with nvidia problems give it a go. I'll note a couple of things - first, trying to do this last thing Friday, then leaving it for the weekend, I came back to find the old pr

Re: OT - HP priners

2008-01-13 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, January 14, 2008 8:24 am, barry wrote: > Hi all, > > I am looking to buy a HP Color Laserjet printer. Does anyone have any > experience of these - linux drivers, ease of setup quality photos etc > > website a time waster for me. A friend has 1 I have seen a nicely > reproduced photo under

Re: OT - HP priners

2008-01-13 Thread Steve Holdoway
PCL is well supported in linux, and they network easily, either directly, or though cups and a usb connection. Many of the printers also support PS which gives you a choice! I've still got a LJ4+ working fine. Makes the office smell a bit though... Steve On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:24:08 +1300 barr

OT - HP priners

2008-01-13 Thread barry
Hi all, I am looking to buy a HP Color Laserjet printer. Does anyone have any experience of these - linux drivers, ease of setup quality photos etc website a time waster for me. A friend has 1 I have seen a nicely reproduced photo under windows. Barry

Re: laptop recommendations

2008-01-13 Thread Dave G
Christopher Sawtell wrote: This might be a bit over Dave's price range, but it's on topic and of general interest. PC vendor Lenovo has promised ThinkPads with pre-installed Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 for some time now. Lenovo will deliver the goods the week of Jan. 14. T61 will u

Re: laptop recommendations

2008-01-13 Thread Christopher Sawtell
This might be a bit over Dave's price range, but it's on topic and of general interest. PC vendor Lenovo has promised ThinkPads with pre-installed Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 for some time now. Lenovo will deliver the goods the week of Jan. 14. T61 will use an Intel GMA X3100 GM965 o