[aklug] Re: HTPC question

Hello Clay,

I have been using MythTV for a few years with my GCI cable and can =20
control the cable box with an IRBlaster connected to my serial port. I =20
used to build it from scratch but there are now some distros that make =20
it extremely easy to setup. One would be Mythdora and the other is =20
Knoppmyth.

Jon

Quoting "CLAY SCOTT" <rudeboy@gci.net>:

> guys,
>
> i bought a really nice hp media laptop a few years back for use at =20
> both work and home/vacation. after changing jobs i didn't need it so =20
> much so i decided to turn it into a home theater pc which basically =20
> means i finally used the hdmi out to connect it to my tv using my =20
> hdtv as a monitor and primarily used it to stream video/audio from =20
> my file server.
>
> well, fast forward a few years and it looks like the video has =20
> finally died on it and i'm looking for a replacement. i have no use =20
> for a laptop anymore, but i'm definitely feeling the withdrawal from =20
> my htpc so i want to build a full-fledged dedicated unit. i've done =20
> my research and loaded up my newegg shopping card, but my question =20
> is have there been any advancements in running a full-fledged htpc =20
> (tv recording/time shifting, etc.) with a gci cable box?
>
> i remember an earlier thread about possibly being able to control =20
> the cable box with a firewire cable, but i don't know if there was =20
> a conclusion on that or what apps would support that. basically, if =20
> it's not possible to run a tivo-alike for tv recording/time shifting =20
> i'm not going to need nearly as much storage as most files are =20
> stored on my fileserver.
>
> maybe some of the gci guys on the list could shed some light on this...
>
> thanks,
> clay
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Received on Sun Apr 12 20:20:51 2009