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Old 25th April 2008, 11:04 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Has anybody looked at or tried Linus MCE?

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Originally Posted by FredZ View Post
Mythbuntu 8.04! Installs easy as long as you don't go bleeding edge hardware and no PCIe tuner cards. Works flawlessly for me.
Fred - Can you please give us/me some information about MythTV, for instance:-
  • Can you use the standard MS media centre remote?
  • Can you play DVDs from other regions - we have a lot of overseas DVDs?
  • Can you copy (bought) DVDs to the hard drive/external drive?
  • I just looked at ICE guide which I use, looks like a complicated setup for the guide?
  • Does a wireless n/w connect work easily? I saw some Doco where it details the set up.
  • Do front panel VFD displays work - are there drivers for them? - no big deal if it doesn't.

I am totally fed up with the large brand name MC which I bought for over $3000 - the VFD display does not work properly 100% of the time; there is a hardware/software incompatibility with VISTA and other issues so I am looking at the alternatives.
Linux MCE does look good but it does come with a lot of home automation which I would not be using so the MythTV might be the best option?
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