On 04/10/05, Joe Harvell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am planning to get an Xbox for my Myth frontend. Here are my questions: > > * I know for xbox >=1.6, I have to use the hardware method to > convert. So I am thinking I would like to get a <1.6 to keep my > options open. But since the xbox games are a minor concern, I > don't want to sell myself short if the 1.6 or 1.6a have some > advantages for a PVR frontend. Does anyone have any > recommendations for hardware revision?
Actually, you don't anymore. I've sucessfully softmodded my v1.6 using UCE (IIRC) > * I want to use both the component out and ac3 out from the xbox. I > can't tell for sure if the adapters really support both at the > same time? Has anyone done this? Component out is not supported in any flavour of Linux for the XBox (That I know of). Sorry. > * I am going to have a DISH301 located at the Myth BE (about 100-120 > feet away from the FE). So I know the backend will need to > control the DISH301 using an IR blaster. But I still need to > control the MythFE using a remote. Do I just use the IR receiver > built into the xbox with LIRC using the xbox remote? Yes. If you search the net hard enough, you'll find lirc drivers for the MS XBOX DVD/Media Remote. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
