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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=158015015-14042006>Once upon a time, I
built and ran a mythTV box. I loved & hated myth, mostly for what amounted
to things that I simply didn't understand. Outlined below are the main concerns
I have with returning to myth:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=158015015-14042006>1. Firewire
recordings over the DCT6200: They regularly would crash the frontend. I believe
it had something to do with the whole sync byte being messed up at the beginning
of the transport stream, but I could never figure out a way to automate fixing
it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=158015015-14042006>2. Resolutions
problems with my HDTV. I have a Philips 50" Ambilight PDP with a native
resolution of 720p. And I had one HELL of a time getting X to use the right
resolution, it always ran over the edges! I think there may have been some sort
of overscanning issue, or perhaps I just wasn't holding my tongue right while
working on it. Either way I could use some serious help here, since getting X's
resolution right is key to getting things to look properly.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=158015015-14042006>3. DVD ripping. I
didn't get real far with this...and I didn't spend *that* much time with it
either. I'd basicly like to rip dvd's, keeping the primary movie (throw away
extras, etc) and the surround sound track. I don't even care about compressing
them, I can get plenty of HD space. For whatever reason, however, I just never
got this working.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=158015015-14042006>4. MythMusic. It
is...well just plain klunky. What I did in the past was to have a second
computer hooked up running windows & itunes...<EM>just for music</EM>. If I
could get myth to play shared iTunes playlists from my network...that would be
AMAZING. Is this possible? I don't want myth to share its library...i want it to
read OTHER computer's shared itunes libraries.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=158015015-14042006>I'm sitting on a
great computer, with tons of HD space, 2 DCT-6200's, and a 50" plasma...somebody
PLEASE help me put this stuff together!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=158015015-14042006>Thanks!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew Mousseau</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMSVans, Inc. Webmaster</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>matt@amsvans.com</FONT></DIV>
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