I tried LinuxMCE and found it to be overkill for my purposes. Instead I created a simple NAS server, and have a mini-web server that functions as a gateway to my media. Then again, I get my TV from BT via RSS feeds and don't bother with an antenna, cable or satellite.
On 10/4/07, Brandon Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 11:11:51AM -0600, Michael Torrie wrote: > > Corey Edwards wrote: > > > > >Speaking of MythTV, if you don't mind my switching topics a bit, does > > >anyone have any good recommendations for a remote control and/or > > >wireless keyboard and mouse? Something that doesn't interfere with wifi > > >and works from a reasonable distance (10 feet) would be key. > > > > The remote they used in the LinuxMCE demo vidoe on google video was > > pretty cool. Seemed far and away the best remote device every made for > > AV stuff. > > > > By the way, for the beginner(?), LinuxMCE looks like *the* uber setup > > for MythTV. Integrates with MythTV and Asterix PBX, and can control and > > switch all kinds of AV devices. The demo video of it, albeit a bit > > cheesy, is amazing. > > The video is amazing but in my experince your mileage varries, a lot. > Give them another year and it may be like the video. (Linux MCE is a > combination of forks from pluto, mr house and other open source media > collection projects.) > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
