[mythtv-users] Re: Introduction & Questions
Todd D. Woodward
toddw at ashbean.com
Tue Oct 21 17:05:15 EDT 2003
Thank you for the reply Chris...
Quoting Chris Petersen <lists at forevermore.net>:
> > * Is the Celeron powerful enough for such a system, or would a full P4 be
> > better?
>
> It shoudl be fine with the 350. But with only one card, you won't make
> that "record 2 shows at once" requirement.
Yes. I'm aware of that. It's a starter system that will be upgraded with a
second WinTV PVR card...
> > * AAC isn't supported yet?
>
> AAC player or encoder? I've been messing with this today for myself
> (silly ipod won't play ogg), and as far as I can tell there's only one
> encoder for linux, and because of licensing issues (silly patents) it
> CANNOT be distributed as a binary. Not sure how it goes for players,
> though - so maybe we can get a free player like integrated into
> mythmusic.
Just playing back. All the MP3/AAC music files are maintained on a Mac OS X
Server shared via daapd and Samba. Looks like AAC and MP4 input plugins for XMMS
are now available. What player does MythMusic use?
> > * Is the process of creating/burning VCD's and DVD's handled through
> MythTV?
>
> No. at the moment, it's interactive-commandline-only with my nuvexport
> script. Once I have some time (getting harder and harder to find it),
> I'd like to build an automatic command line interface and scheduler so
> it can be more easily integrated with myth/mythweb.
Sounds like things are moving along though, which is GREAT to hear.
--
Todd D. Woodward
toddw at ashbean.com
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