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> <font face="Verdana" size=2>here unless you are pretty advanced you
will never get replies <br><br>
</font>I was a mythtv newbie recently (and still am fairly ignorant), and
people have been answering my questions.<br><br>
I looked back at your previous unanswered message
(<a href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=74873;search_string=;guest=976607&t=search_engine#74873" eudora="autourl">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=74873;search_string=;guest=976607&t=search_engine#74873</a>)
about what hardware to use. I think people are more likely to reply
to a posting if:<br>
- it asks a narrow question (e.g., what is the minimum speed
processor)<br>
- it doesn't require the reader to do background information offsite (for
the specs of the systems you proposed)<br>
- it is clear that the sender did his homework<br><br>
I bet if you post a message saying that you've read through the hardware
HOWTO
(<a href="http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1" eudora="autourl">http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1</a>),
the material at the PVR database
(<a href="http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/" eudora="autourl">http://pvrhw.goldfish.org</a>),
and the list archives
(<a href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?do=search;guest=976607&t=search_engine" eudora="autourl">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?do=search;guest=976607&t=search_engine</a>)
and are still unsure whether a certain motherboard/card is supported that
people will provide an answer. (About half the time I find that
doing the background research eliminates my need to ask the
question.)<br><br>
Ellen</body>
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