Re: [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread Jonathan
On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 06:35:02 pm Ben Donohue wrote: Hi all, I'm looking to setup a pc with an output to a tv (big flatscreen) to play video files. Sort of like home theatre. or video files over a lan connection from a server. recording tv is not necessary but may be good. Is there a Linux

Re: [SLUG] .ssh/config and setting user names for hosts

2009-01-08 Thread Mark Walkom
Of course! Thanks Jeff. 2009/1/8 Jeff Waugh j...@perkypants.org quote who=Mark Walkom I know I can set a per host user or a default global username, but what if I want to set a global default and then have specific usernames for a handful of hosts? eg; User mark Host host1

[SLUG] Sharpening an image.

2009-01-08 Thread wbennett
I've a file taken with a mobile phone. The detail is execrable. It's important to identify a couple of faces in the file. I've asked around. The best I have is to go through the file, select a critical frame, download it and use The Gimp to sharpen a given face. First off, can this be done?

Re: [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread Jake Anderson
jam wrote: On Thursday 08 January 2009 10:00:05 slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: I'm looking to setup a pc with an output to a tv (big flatscreen) to play video files. Sort of like home theatre. or video files over a lan connection from a server. recording tv is not necessary but may be

Re: [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread Jake Anderson
Jonathan wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 06:35:02 pm Ben Donohue wrote: Hi all, I'm looking to setup a pc with an output to a tv (big flatscreen) to play video files. Sort of like home theatre. or video files over a lan connection from a server. recording tv is not necessary but may be good.

Re: [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread David Gillies
jam wrote: I'd never go without myth either HOWEVER the actual graphics performance is aweful. Even on high end nvidea cards the display jitters, movies are 'OK' footy or Motor Racing etc is terrid. Even modest hardware is distinctly better and high end hardware eg sony bravia is much

MythTV performance was [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread jam
On Friday 09 January 2009 10:00:08 slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: I'm looking to setup a pc with an output to a tv (big flatscreen) to play video files. Sort of like home theatre. or video files over a lan connection from a server. recording tv is not necessary but may be good. Is

[SLUG] MythTV performance to Date.

2009-01-08 Thread Grahame Kelly
Hi Sluggers. Lachlan I have four Myth TV FRONT-ends running on a multi-segmented 100Mb LAN from a Myth TV BACK-end Server with four DTV capture cards (intend to go eight-way DTV card configuration soon). As those of you that have Myth TV up and running already probably know, the

Re: MythTV performance was [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread Jake Anderson
jam wrote: On Friday 09 January 2009 10:00:08 slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: I'm looking to setup a pc with an output to a tv (big flatscreen) to play video files. Sort of like home theatre. or video files over a lan connection from a server. recording tv is not necessary but may be good.

Re: MythTV performance was [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread Ken Foskey
On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 17:21 +1100, Jake Anderson wrote: Section Device Identifier Generic Video Card Driver nvidia Option DPI 100x100 Option UseEvents 1 Option UseEvents True EndSection You have UseEvents in twice, I put it in twice

Re: MythTV performance was [SLUG] VLC to TV

2009-01-08 Thread Jake Anderson
Ken Foskey wrote: On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 17:21 +1100, Jake Anderson wrote: Section Device Identifier Generic Video Card Driver nvidia Option DPI 100x100 Option UseEvents 1 Option UseEvents True EndSection You have