[mythtv-users] What do you do with your Myth box?

[Jon]

Ah pretty cool thread, lots of neat ideas.  First off I'm using a
pundit, celeron 2ghz, 160gb hd, 256megs of ram, pvr250,  hooked up via
svideo to a 32inch sony hdtv, my input is regular digital cable from
time warner via scientific atlanta 2100+homebrew ir blaster.  I use a
sony learning remote to learn the functions from my pvr250 grey remote,
and i use the pvr250 ir receiver.  I use livetv/timeshifting, weather
occasionally, i do have pictures in the gallery but really its only for
when family is over or whatever, i never look myself.  and I use
mythvideo pretty often,  I do use mythdvd for ripping, but standalone
for playing.  I use mythvideo alot for tvrips, dvdrips, anime, and
whatever else i can find.  I run both frontend and backend off that box
right now, and I'll occasionally pull up a frontend on my desktop
(gentoo) in the other room to fire up live tv, or watch a recording
while i'm doing something else.  I would also use mythgame i suspect, as
I play alot of games but right now I have a seperate computer hooked up
to the tv for that, because of the lack of 3d card in the pundit.  I
have some plans for the future, but we're trying to wait till we move
into the new house (this summer) before i do any major projects, I've
been thinking about maybe starting up a plugin, that would allow you to
check out movie trailers from apple.com/quicktime which i'd probably use
to decide what movie we wanted to go out and see. But i'm not sure if
i'm going to start that soon or not.  Eventually I'd probably want more
space, and maybe a 2nd frontend, but I'm not in any rush.
-Jon


On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 00:03, Dan Berger wrote:
> This list is usually for those people who are struggling with getting stuff
> to work. I thought of strating a thread for those who have been successful
> to find out how you use your mythbox
>  
> I'll start...
>  
> My setup: Shuttle AN35N w/ quiet Zalman fan, Athlon 2200 XP, PVR-250,
> GeForce 4 MX440, SB Live, 512 ram. Attached to my Toshiba 25" TV. My case is
> however bulky (Tower :( )
>  
> The modules I mainly use are TV, Game and Video
>  
> TV - I use for time shifting. The program I watch most are NBA games (mostly
> Knicks). Right now I have three shows being recorded automatically: Curb
> Your Enthusiasm, Real Time w/ Bill Maher, and 60 Minutes. Sometimes I record
> random interesting stuff too if I'm not home. I must admit MythTV has made
> me watch more TV though =)
>  
> Game - I have a ton of roms. This is the more social module that I use
> mostly when friends are over. The games I play most often are: Contra,
> Bomberman, Dig Dug, Moon Patrol, and Marvel vs. Capcom. I have two Saitek
> P220 USB gamepads attached and they work great. If anyone has some
> suggestions of games they enjoy, I would love to hear it -- I never know
> what to play
>  
> Video - I use it for watching some TV rips that I have on the LAN, along
> with some movies rips. Mostly Futurama and Family Guy. And older Ali G stuff
> too.
> 
> Well, how about you? I look forward to reading it (even the devs :))
> 
> I have pictures up at: http://octane.theidiots.org/album/pvr/ if anyone is
> interested
> 
> __________________ ___ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _
> > Dan J. Berger
> 
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