Robert Schultz wrote: > So I've been using MythTV for several years now, however I've always > been a little irked by how bloated it is, how finicky and little bugs > and issues here and there. > > I had looked at Freevo a few years ago, but back then it was not > mature enough for me to switch. However after suffering some more > MythTV issues, I've recently looked at Freevo and it looks much more > mature. > > I'll be running under Gentoo Linux with one 'back end' where all > recording takes place and three other machines in the house where > playback of recorded TV shows will take place.
Some people do this, too. > I have some questions that I wasn't able to track down any (or clear) > answers for online and some questions that can only be answered by > actual users. > > 1. I have two HDHomeRun devices > (http://www.silicondust.com/wiki/products/hdhomerun) that records my > HDTV TV shows. Is Freevo compatible with these? Don't know, as I can't get HDTV that is not encrypted but it looks like an interesting product. I guess that you could treat them as external DVB devices in Freevo then it is just a bit of tweaking of the commands. > 1a. If not compatible, how hard is it to extend Freevo to support > other recorders? I've been coding for 12+ years now and so I wouldn't > object to getting my hands dirty. You may need to program something to send the correct commands to the devices to tune them to a channel, start recording, etc. BTW Python is fun. > 2. I have two PVR250 cards in my box using the IVTV driver. From what > I can tell Freevo will support these just fine right? Yes, these work well. > 3. How stable/reliable is the television recording? Basically I often > have several shows airing at once that I need to record, some from my > HDHomeRun devices some frmo my PVR250's. Is the recording of TV shows > based on a schedule reliable and dependable? This could be difficult in the short term with Freevo-1, it's next on my todo list. AFAIK Freevo-2 has simultaneous recording support. > 4. Is there anything else I should be aware of? Not that I can think of. There are some people that have been with Freevo and then to MythTV and back again. They would be the best to ask. If you don't get a response try asking on the devel list. > I look forward to leaving MythTV issues behind and move to Freevo :) ;-) Duncan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
