[geeks] ...and now keyboards.

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 03:39:58PM -0400, Alois Hammer wrote:
>> Ok, it does come with a mouse. I've never used it beyond seeing if it
>> worked, KnoppMyth works fine with a keyboard.
>
>Since you mention, this setup (currently XP Pro SP3) is eventually going
>to need some sort of Linux-based PVR-type functionality (although I
>don't really have any interest in mucking with CableCARDs and the like
>to get recording working).  I'd like to be able to stream rips, play
>DVDs directly off the host machine, listen to music, all that.  Is
>KnoppMyth the best way to get there?  I'd prefer Gentoo with MythTV, but
>I've just been listening to the package maintainers griping about how
>terrible repackaging MythTV is.  And most everyone seems to be using
>MythTV instead of Freevo or-- whatever.

I used KnoppMyth to replace a DVD player. I use it to play DVD's,
downloaded files, etc. It does not seem to have a decent audio CD
player. 


KnoppMyth is not MythTV or Knoppix, alone, it is a much improved package
by someone with talent in packaging home entertainment systems.

Last I heard, the author of KnoppMyth, was hired by Microsoft to improve
their offerings, with the proviso that he was allowed to improve KnoppMyth
as part of his job. I assume that they really liked what he did and want
to use KnoppMyth as a test bed. 

Here we use the worst possible encryption from a home user's point of
view, it is developed by a local company to be hacker proof and they
do an excelent job of it. One of the US DBS networks uses it too.

However, the box I have uses a well documeted LIRC remote control and
you can program MythTV to control it. I had to build a serial port
adaptor to do it, but that was an IR LED, one resistor and an old modem
cable. 

It also depends upon what you want, I understand that you will be able
to get all of the major networks in the US in digital form with fairly
strong signals when the analog cut off occurs. I think where you are
has a lot to do with it. :-)

Geoff.

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Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel gsm at mendelson.com  N3OWJ/4X1GM