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StormLogic contributes some tidbits of code for MythTV

I just ran across this site: StormLogic, LLC's MythTV Store - Contributed Code (archive link) where there are a few bits of interesting code for MythTV.

The two I find the most interesting are DVB Fixer Scripts:

DVB Fixer Script

"DVB fixer scripts v1.1, used to automate the manual process of using an HD-3000 card with the DVB drivers"

mplayer-resume.pl

"mplayer-resumer.pl, a wrapper for mplayer that remembers where you left off."

When much of my time watching transcoded HDTV shows was spent using mplayer instead of the internal player, I was always frustrated by the lack of a 'bookmark' capability in mplayer. The mplayer-resume.pl script is a nice workaround to that problem.

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Windows MCE, MythTV Smack down...

O.K. Maybe I took liberties with the title, but Bruce Shankle does a side-by-side comparison between Windows MCE, and MythTV. It's not a feature comparison, but rather an installation, ease-of-use, comparison. He does get a bit into what he considers his key feature (the ability to watch and rip a DVD) where MythTV is the clear winner. My favorite quote from the article:

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Windows Media Center requires an NTSC tuner? WTF?

I was cruising AVSForums when I ran across a thread from somebody complaining that they were having a hard time setting up their MCE PC with just an HD (ATSC) capture card. Lo and behold, after a bit of digging, I confirmed (for myself at least) that it is indeed true. That in order to set up High-Definition in MCE2005, you must have an NTSC tuner installed.

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Upgrade to Mythtv 0.19 (smooth)

I upgraded to version 0.19 of MythTV last weekend, and here is my takeaway. The upgrade went very smoothly, I have a frontend running FC3 (apt) and a backend running FC4 (yum), and both went well. I was a bit disappointed that I had to update them simultaneously as once I updated the frontend, it would no longer connect to the backend until I updated it.

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Building your own Linux Media Center? Try MythTV first.

I was over at linux.com{:target="blank"}, and there was an article about building your own Linux Home Media Center. It makes me realize that there is a strong perception that MythTV is hard. And while it can be difficult/challenging, and yes... _hard. It can also be used in a simple way as just a Media Center with no recording (no backend capabilities). I would strongly suggest anybody considering rolling their own media center give the MythTV route a shot first, because it's such a short jump to wanting a full-fledged PVR, and MythTV is up to the task.

Good Luck folks

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New Backend only system

I'm in the process of putting together an exclusive backend only system. When I get a chance, I'll put the specs together here, but basically, I'm going for a three HD tuner (HD-3000) six drive system running Fedora Core 4. I'm starting out with two tuners and two 400 Gig Drives but the case I got expands to six drives which is going to be key for a Heavy Duty HD Backend system.