[mythtv-users] Yellow Dog 5.0 with PS3 as a front end?

JP Bussoli jbussoli at gmail.com
Tue Oct 17 18:07:46 UTC 2006


Yep. Been looking to upgrade my existing myth install with a new stylish
case and thought the PS3 may be the answer.

Thanks for the feedback.

On 10/17/06, raphael <rpooser at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> JP Bussoli wrote:
> > On 10/16/06, *Indulis Bernsteins* <indulis.b at au1.ibm.com
> > <mailto:indulis.b at au1.ibm.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     >Being able to use this unit with it's Blue Ray disc as a front
> >     end seems to
> >     >be a very sweet system indeed.
> >
> >     Blue ray = lots of DRM + more region coding hassles
> >
> >     Just say NO (maybe if noone buys any Blue Ray discs they will get
> >     the idea that we don't like DRM)
> >
> >     Indulis
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> >
> >
> > Good to know.
> >
> > I'll stick with my generic Antec install then.
> >
> > JP
> >
> It is true that blueray is chock full of DRM.  Most likely you'd be able
> to use the blueray player in it's native PS3 form, whatever that OS is,
> but the chances of you being able to use it in Yellow Dog with mythtv
> are pretty close to nil at least for a while, rendering the enticement
> of the blueray player for a frontend moot.  That said, you should be
> able to build a nice frontend machine for much less than $500, or
> whatever the PS3 is set to cost.
> Raphael
> Raphael
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