RE: [mythtv-users] OT: Phone Concentrator(?)

2005-09-29 Thread WJCarpenter
ll kinds of dandy other things for a computer to do once you commit to having it turned on all the time.) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (WJCarpenter)PGP 0x91865119 38 95 1B 69 C9 C6 3D 2573 46 32 04 69 D6 ED F3 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mytht

[mythtv-users] many baskets of eggs

2005-09-15 Thread WJCarpenter
dn't be done? LVM and it's suite of tools and concepts is quite fine on sunny days, but it's hard to beat good old standard file operations, mount points, and symlinks for sorting things out when things get nutty. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT: Interesting linux tidbit

2005-09-06 Thread WJCarpenter
> The other day I accompanied my mother to a local big box electronics > store to help her purchase a sat tv system. She ended up getting a > receiver with a built in DVR. I was looking at the index for the > user's guide and noticed that one of the appendicies was the GNU GPL. Ditto, for a 50"

Re: [mythtv-users] S-Video capture card choices?

2005-08-31 Thread WJCarpenter
> Wow. And on a $63 card, that's $3--the cost of the tuner you didn't > want to pay for. ;) Spooky. Coincidence or conspiracy? You be the judge! :-) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m

Re: [mythtv-users] S-Video capture card choices?

2005-08-31 Thread WJCarpenter
> http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10383781&loc=101&sp=1 > > No remote (it's the MCE version), but $63 and no rebates and free shipping. > IMHO, being forced to use an IR-based RC5 remote is too much If you search around those sites which track promotions and rebates and coupons and su

Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?

2005-07-21 Thread WJCarpenter
t 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

Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Help choosing an antenna for ATSC

2005-06-20 Thread WJCarpenter
already combine my small-dish satellite signal with my off-air antenna via a diplexor, but I'm thinking of an additional, differently-oriented off-air antenna if I can do it without another cable run.) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (WJCarpenter)PGP 0x91865119 38 95 1B 69 C9 C6 3D

RE: [mythtv-users] Re: OT: RG-6 crimping question

2005-05-23 Thread WJCarpenter
7;s, they only carry the Zenith RG-6 Quad shielded connectors, and they're fairly expensive. However, the tool ought to work fine for various other brands of compression connectors. I tried it already with some "Ideal" connectors I got at Home Depot. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (WJCarpenter)

Re: [mythtv-users] Thinking of Switching from Cable to DirectTv

2005-03-06 Thread WJCarpenter
[[analog cable vs digital satellite]] bt> It's never accidentally off. (If your satelitte box gets an off bt> code for some reason, or goes off in power glitch, you get no bt> recording.) In my TiVo setup, if the RCA DirecTV box is turned off, the TiVo somehow turns it on via the serial link whe

RE: [mythtv-users] $30 FX5200 at CompUSA

2005-03-06 Thread WJCarpenter
rrk> CompUSA's most recent email and flyer list a "Mad Dog Conquerer rrk> FX5200plus" ... for $29.99. rrk> Do any of you have experience with this brand? Any pros or cons? rrk> Is it passively cooled, or does it have its own fan? I have one of these (bought at that price in an earlier rebate rou

RE: [mythtv-users] Passively-cooled FX5200 DVI-out video cards?

2005-02-04 Thread WJCarpenter
he fan from the box. Mad Dog Multimedia Conqueror FX 5200 Plus AGP: http://www.maddogmultimedia.com/products/graphics/fx5200agp.asp -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (WJCarpenter)PGP 0x91865119 38 95 1B 69 C9 C6 3D 2573 46 32 04 69 D6 ED F3 ___ mythtv-us

Re: [mythtv-users] Can Myth be all I want it to be?

2004-12-16 Thread WJCarpenter
sa> That's only a MicroATX case, though, which limits your motherboard sa> choices pretty severely. A little more money gets you this: sa> http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-142&depa=1 [[Antec Overture]] sa> I have one, with an FIC AU13 inside (six PCI slots ought

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: what cards and tools

2004-12-02 Thread WJCarpenter
site. The FX 5200 *does* have hardware MPEG2 decoding: http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20030304335345.html (Toward the bottom, there is a bullet that says "ntegrated Full Hardware MPEG-2 Decoder".) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (WJCarpenter)PGP 0x91865119 38 95 1B 69 C9 C

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: what cards and tools

2004-11-30 Thread WJCarpenter
match> Confirm that the FX 5200 will actually work with your That reminds me ... can someone clear up whether the FX 5200 has hardware decoding? I didn't see any clear mention of it on the nVidia web site, but the popularity of this card leaves me wondering. Is it popular just because of its goo