[olug] Very general question....

Sat Dec 17 18:24:58 UTC 2011

AFAIK, xbmc can't access tuner cards or record captures. i hear it does
play nice with myth box.
On Dec 16, 2011 1:33 PM, "SndChaser" <sndchaser at cerebralrift.org> wrote:

> Well, that's what I am digging into, trying to understand a bit more...
>
> Funny enough, one of the articles I am reading that compares MythTV and
> XBMC in Linux Journal (http://www.linuxjournal.com/**article/10713<http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10713>)
> has a link to an article (unfortuantely outdated) by a slightly familiar
> author: http://adamhaeder.com/**wordpress/2010/01/19/how-to-**
> configure-xbmc-as-a-mythtv-**frontend/<http://adamhaeder.com/wordpress/2010/01/19/how-to-configure-xbmc-as-a-mythtv-frontend/>
>
> It sounds like there are scripts and tools for integrating MythTV backends
> into XBMC, but they have been around for a while, and I don't know what the
> current status is (yet)...I'm still digging.
>
> The guide that I did find (http://forum.xbmc.org/**showthread.php?t=99826<http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=99826>)
> for using Couch Potato and Sick Beard looks like a good alternative if you
> don't want to use MythTV.
>
> George
>
> On 16.12.2011 13:19, Dan Linder wrote:
>
>> Does XBMC do any sort of recording like MythTV?  I'd like to replace our
>> DVR when we cut the cord with Cox, and I know that XBMC is very nice but
>> last I checked (1.5 years ago), it didn't do that.
>>
>> When I get free time (yeah, right), I'd like to do an XBMC+MythTV install
>> on the same system...or is that a well-documented install now?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:56, SndChaser <sndchaser at cerebralrift.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  I've not tried to install Myth...  So far XBMC seems to be doing quite
>>> nicely...I was quite impressed when I was able to scan my 1TB music
>>> collection into it's database, even running from the Live image in 2Gig
>>> of
>>> memory (with the option to download artist / album / track reviews, info,
>>> etc. turned on).  I read a couple of good guides today on setting it up
>>> on
>>> a minimal Debian install, and configuring Sick Beard and Couch Potato
>>> with
>>> XBMC.
>>>
>>> I am *seriously* giving consideration to trying to write some scripts for
>>> it...  I'm heavily into Creative Commons music, and see several
>>> opportunities to write plugins to support good CC sources: Libre.fm,
>>> Jamendo, FMA and Sonic Squirrel...for a start.  I'll have to dust off my
>>> python scripting skills and see if I can do anything.
>>>
>>> So - does anyone else have any startlingly good reason(s) I should look
>>> at
>>> Myth over XBMC?  (Really trying to get a good comparison before I settle
>>> too much.)
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16.12.2011 11:34, DYNATRON tech wrote:
>>>
>>>  boxee is a fork of xbmc. i have heard good things, but i use plain old
>>>> xbmc
>>>> on several platforms and enjoy it a lot. works great with SMB shares.
>>>>
>>>> both support python scripting, which can be quite fun if you want to get
>>>> your hands dirty. i have heard that boxee python isn't as good as plain
>>>> xbmc.
>>>>
>>>> a lot of people on this list use myth. i hear good things.
>>>> On Dec 15, 2011 10:21 AM, "SndChaser" <sndchaser at cerebralrift.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  So, last weekend I was in Sol's and found an Acer Aspire X1200 (
>>>>
>>>>> http://bit.ly/s6Oq2O) sitting on a shelf without a price tag on it.
>>>>>  The
>>>>> thing I noticed about it is that it has an eSATA port in addition to
>>>>> it's
>>>>> HDMI port.  So, I pulled it off the shelf and put it on the counter and
>>>>> asked one of the guys "how much?"  They came back with a price of $200
>>>>> for
>>>>> everything (computer, keyboard, mouse, and monitor).  I managed to talk
>>>>> 'em
>>>>> down a bit more and went ahead and bought it.  After cleaning it up
>>>>> (cleaning the heat sink, blowing out the dust, and washing the case
>>>>> thoroughly), I set it up in my living room and started playing with it:
>>>>> upgraded the firmware, and grabbed a live XBMC disk...  Everything is
>>>>> running like a top on it: video is working well, audio is perfect, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, here's the situation / question: I am planning on making this a
>>>>> permanent Media Center.  I'm going to get a 60G SSD for it, get my RAID
>>>>> set
>>>>> up (eventually) and install something.  That's the question: what
>>>>> should
>>>>> I
>>>>> install?  So far it seems like XBMC, MythTV, and Boxee are the three
>>>>> primary choices.  But does anyone have any specific recommendations?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm currently leaning towards XBMC on top of Arch, but I am definitely
>>>>> wide-open to suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>> George
>>>>>
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