[mythtv-users] Re: Introduction & Questions

[Todd D. Woodward]

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.


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