Re: Is there a Linux version of Windows Media Centre Edition?

[Pete Shew <pslists@xxxxxxxxx>]

Kim Wall wrote:
> Andy Laurence wrote:
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>> MythTV.  It's meant to be like MCE, but infinitely better.  I've
>> tried installing it many a time, but find it just too hard to
>> configure.  Give it a shot though, you may find you have more luck
>> and skill than me!
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> Knoppmyth (http://www.mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html)
is a good starting
> point which, assuming your hardware isn't too exotic, should take
*most*
> of the Linux (OS installs, driver headaches, that sort of thing) out
of
> making a MythTV box work.
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> It's still a fairly steep learning curve, but well worth it IMO.  The
> network-oriented architecture (and the price) beats MCE hands-down for
me.
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I started with a Knoppmyth system, but the default build wasn't quite
right for the other things I wanted the box to do. So I installed Ubuntu
and built Myth on it and even managed to import the old recorded programs.

I like Myth because I can watch the recorded programs on the main LCD TV
using an XBox, or on two other TVs using Hauppauge MediMVP boxes, or
even on a Windows box with MPC and a VB front end "wot I wrote"
as well
as the Myth Server.