Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV client node: xbox or mac mini?

2005-12-09 Thread Kichigai Mentat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Dec 9, 2005, at 14.13, Owen Mehegan wrote: I used MythTV with great success a couple of years ago, using one system for the frontend and backend. I planned for this to just be a proof of concept for me, but it worked out well enough that I n

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV client node: xbox or mac mini?

2005-12-09 Thread Johan Kihlström
I use a modded Xbox with a bigger harddrive as my mythfrontend. Haven't had any problems with that so far, easy to control from the Xbox DVD remote. Also quiet if you replace the stock fan with something suitable. If I want to play games, I just boot into standard MS dashboard and go. On Fri,

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV client node: xbox or mac mini?

2005-12-09 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Friday 09 December 2005 12:13, Owen Mehegan wrote: > On a related note, if I decide to go with the Mac, is there enough   > bandwidth over 802.11G wireless to run video to the client node, or   > am I totally better off just running ethernet for it? I've had pretty good success watching standar

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV client node: xbox or mac mini?

2005-12-09 Thread Andrew Ziobro
I was originally planning to buy a Mac Mini for this purpose, but I have since become the owner of an original Xbox. I know there are people using their Xboxes as Myth systems also, and I'm wondering how practical this really is. My box is modded, so I presume that I just need to install Linux and

[mythtv-users] MythTV client node: xbox or mac mini?

2005-12-09 Thread Owen Mehegan
I used MythTV with great success a couple of years ago, using one system for the frontend and backend. I planned for this to just be a proof of concept for me, but it worked out well enough that I never bothered to upgrade it or anything. I then moved to an apartment where my roommate had, and was