I have MythTV running with my Slimserver setup. Both on a Linux machine. My 4 SB3's can control MythTV over a Slimserver plugin and a Perl Lirc junction box I wrote.
If anyone's interested I can make the files available. I was planning to document this, but I haven't had the time. Regards, Peter On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:54:41 -0700, "ceejay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Hi all, > > I was just wondering about whether this was a good idea or not, and > whether anyone of you good folks has tried this... > > I'm looking at replacing my PVR for recording TV (mainly for watching > in delayed mode): my current standalone PVR is ok but once its captured > a recording there's no way of moving it out except in analog mode (eg to > the TV). What I'd really like to be able to do is to hook it up to my > network and FTP (or whatever) those few recordings that I really want > to keep - so I can edit them properly before archiving on DVD. > > So, we now have PVR devices which look like they will do this - for > example the Dream Box ( > http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/english/products_dm7025.php ) > > Of course, its an appliance computer running Linux. > > So then I think... well, if I were to get one of these and run it 24x7, > why not put slimserver on it too, so I don't have to have two boxes > running all the time? > > I have no idea how "open" the Linux is on these things, but I figured > someone round here might know. > > I note that its not a high powered CPU, so I'd have to watch out for > scanning time (split scanning in 6.5 might help), and also for running > outof horsepower if its trying to simultaneously capture two TV > programmes and serve two or three SBs.... > > Has anyone successfully combined the Dream Box or a similar Linux-based > PVR with Slimserver? If so, what can you tell us about it?? > > Failing that, and at the risk of going OT, has anyone tried one of > these WITHOUT slimserver, and was it any good? > > Inputs hugely appreciated. > > (NB - I can record digital TV off-air on to one of my desktop > computers, so when I know in advance that I want to record for later > editing I can do that... but this isn't in the living room, and isn't > driven by a nice simple remote with a high WAF, so doesn't meet all my > needs - which is why I have the standalone PVR....) > > Ceejay > > > -- > ceejay > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25252 > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
