[mythtv-users] Using Xbox for a front end

[Ben Edwards]

I dont seem to ba able to find out what version of MythTV XBMCMythtv
has.  Is it compatable with edgy?

Ben

2008/10/8 Nick F <nikos.f at gmail.com>:
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Johnny Russ <jruss at mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Ben Edwards <list4me2 at googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have my Xbox, a XBOX to USB cable and a memory stick the Xbox
>>> recognizes (512MB).  I have a copy of Splinter Cell on its way to me.
>>>
>>> What I am trying to work out is what version of Linux to use.  It
>>> seems to be a toss up between Xdebian or Xubuntu.
>>>
>>> My backend is running Myth 1.21 so does anyone know if there are
>>> mythtv packages that work with either of these distributions?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> As others have said on this list and I agree, running linux and
>> mythfrontend on an xbox is barely passable as an SD frontend. It takes a
>> long time to boot, and the menus, etc, repsond slowly. Although it isn't a
>> full frontend you can watch mythtv recordings in XBMC and it is much easier
>> to setup and much more responsive than a full linux distro will be on xbox
>> hardware.
>
> Just to second what was written.  I bought a XBOX to use as a frontend.  I
> did successfully install Xebian and myth on it - but ended up giving it away
> to a colleague who wanted a gaming console.  I found it dog-slow, and it
> makes more noise than a 747 taking off.  XBMC is slick, but I wanted to run
> mythfrontend.  I replaced it with an Apple TV which, although slow, is
> orders of magnitude faster than the XBOX and it's dead silent.
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