If I can offer some advice to Dan, it would be to have a section to browse all the current rigs like on the other hardware site. That is one thing I liked that you could see all the rigs together in a list. Even better would be to make the list sortable by each column. If you need any help or advice, I design websites as well and would be willing to help out where needed.<div>
Mike<br><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Holicky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:myth.myth_user@myth.sent.com">myth.myth_user@myth.sent.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<pre>On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:28:38 -0500, "Dan Drummond" <<a href="mailto:dan.ddrummond@gmail.com" target="_blank">dan.ddrummond@gmail.com</a>> said:
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I have just started up a new webpage for MythTV users at <a href="http://mythtvrigs.com" target="_blank">mythtvrigs.com</a>. I think a database of working hardware will help all users with hardware choices. Please help and add your system hardware details to the database. I also have a forum if users want to talk about their rigs.<br>
<br></blockquote></div><div style="text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p>Thanks Dan. I registered with the site already, and saw your (Thumper) rig.<br>
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<p>I noticed that your DB is pretty flat (not multi-table or
multi-entry) and not sure where yours might differ from the PVR
Hardware Guide ( <a href="http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-pvrhwdb.php" target="_blank">http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-pvrhwdb.php</a> ). To me
the key is how the data is entered into the system. If done well,
searching is easy and would be a huge value to all.</p>
<p>It would be nice to be able to create two classes of records - tied
to the user - a Front End and Back End. So I would create a back end -
and then off that 3 different front ends. Each individual box is
important and each would have their own specifications. Granted some
may make a front end + back end box (minor - a check box perhaps).
Searches could be against a specific class (FE) or across both. ie I
have a firm handle today on a backend - it is gonna be my P4 with SD
PCI capture cards - that is a no brainer. But man I have spent many
man days reviewing this stuff trying to not only get a FE that will
work - but one that will be very affordable.</p><p>Not sure your DB skills - (instead of "FE off the BE") - basically throw a radio-button at the top during the add phase, to choose FE or BE. Then you merely allow us to enter multiple devices against our user. Then when you display on the page, show the BE first followed by the BE. (you could get fancier - such as asking the class first and then showing questions that related to the FE which may be different than those of the BE).<br>
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Right now I see one config page, and yes I saw merely a "display" <b>Display 1:</b> HDTV. Maybe I am missing something.<br>
<p>Be good to see display 1, we have this CPU, using a network boot,
and it shows SD, placed in the living room - has an 80mm fan, and this
case. Comments: a little louder than I like - but the case is nice for
the living room</p>
<p>Display 2 -We are using Media MVP - Firmware version XYZ; Comment: to get it running quickly at a low cost</p>
<p>Display 3 we have this CPU using a HDD; with this fan, this video
card, running HDTV via DVI. Comment - Loud but in the basement.</p><p>This could grow a lot bigger - allow viewers to ask comments and get replies; you could allow an owner to add a comment - and the system would then show all the comments made by date etc etc.<br>
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<p>One of my problems with the PVR guide (the developer had no time to
fix it), was an issue with the dates - I could not search based on the
date it was created - couldn't show the last 10 built - and I think the
date shown was last modified not created. If you are building a new
machine - searching for something that was built in 2005 is of no use -
you cannot replicate that gear. But if I did build something in 2004,
and found 20 people with similar gear, at least you know who to ask.
Not to mention that the guide also didn't split out the two units. The guide is not great and I have resorted to merely searching via the myth forum. <br></p>
My two cents FWIW. Thanks - and appreciate the work you have done.<br>
<br>cheers!<br>jeff</div><blockquote type="cite"> </blockquote>
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