[12:57] <rogue780> argh. why does kubuntu have to be weird
[02:13] <smacfarl> hello?
[02:14] <smacfarl> I have some questions about Mythubuntu
[02:14] <smacfarl> any takers?
[02:15] <tgm4883_laptop> smacfarl
[02:16] <tgm4883_laptop> what are your questions
[02:16] <smacfarl> oh hey!
[02:16] <smacfarl> So what is a good minimum box spec?
[02:17] <smacfarl> I have the option of buying some old P3 733 boxes no-os for 75USD
[02:17] <tgm4883_laptop> what do you want to do with it
[02:17] <smacfarl> and I was thinking about creating a Mythubuntu test box
[02:17] <smacfarl> I currently run MediaPortal on an XP box which is more powerful
[02:17] <smacfarl> However I don't like to pay windows tax
[02:17] <smacfarl> so I figured now is the time to support linux
[02:18] <smacfarl> And i really like ubuntu. So you gotta start somewhere
[02:18] <OpenMedia> smacfarl: what are you going to be displaying the TV on?
[02:18] <smacfarl> Literally a tv
[02:18] <smacfarl> old fashioned s-component
[02:18] <smacfarl> split the PC audio card to two channel
[02:18] <smacfarl> in the back
[02:18] <OpenMedia> US or Europe?
[02:18] <smacfarl> US
[02:19] <tgm4883_laptop> read this http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1
[02:19] <smacfarl> Media Portal does a nice job of displaying video content
[02:19] <OpenMedia> You would be ok for SD but not for HD
[02:19] <smacfarl> Standard Def vs High Def right?
[02:19] <smacfarl> readding link
[02:19] <smacfarl> I know this page
[02:20] <smacfarl> I see the differences are if you want to record while watching
[02:20] <smacfarl> and 256 mb of ram minimum
[02:20] <smacfarl> Sutpid question does Myth TV use VLC under the covers?
[02:20] <smacfarl> to play video?
[02:21] <tgm4883_laptop> no
[02:21] <tgm4883_laptop> well it could i think
[02:21] <smacfarl> I think VLC is pretty embedable. Is the player that comes with Myth Good?
[02:21] <smacfarl> I have a whole variety of video files
[02:22] <smacfarl> btw thank you for being here to answer my stupid questions.
[02:22] <tgm4883_laptop> yea it's pretty good.  You can also select a video players for each file type
[02:22] <smacfarl> nice
[02:22] <smacfarl> Media Portal runs on dot net and allows an external player, but you lose the control from the main application
[02:23] <smacfarl> it just launches like a shell command launch rather than using the other player within the main applicaiton
[02:24] <smacfarl> Ok. Any video card recommendations. You guys seem to support more drivers than the default myth tv
[02:25] <tgm4883_laptop> pvr-150
[02:25] <tgm4883_laptop> or the pvr-500 if you want 2 tuners in one card
[02:26] <tgm4883_laptop> and if your looking a saving money you can use the pvr remote, but if you want a nicer remote i recommend the MCE remote
[02:30] <smacfarl> is that the hauppage wintv pvr-500 you are recommending?
[02:32] <tgm4883_laptop> yep
[02:34] <tgm4883_laptop> do you have a cable box?
[02:41] <smacfarl> You can get the mce remote in the kit hauppage offers. That's the one you are talking about right?
[02:41] <smacfarl> no I don't.
[02:42] <smacfarl> I don't actually have cable. All my video is internet or from my dvd collection
[02:42] <smacfarl> what were you wondering about the cable box?
[02:42] <smacfarl> myth tv replaces the cable box right? It does schedule browsing and the like?
[02:43] <tgm4883_laptop> yeah, but if you have a cable box you can stream via firewire
[02:43] <tgm4883_laptop> if you don't have cable, what are you going to record?
[02:44] <smacfarl> nothing. I actually don't need the recorder.
[02:44] <tgm4883_laptop> ah
[02:44] <smacfarl> I just need something to playback the video, and and do an out to a tv. Cheaply
[02:45] <smacfarl> It seemed like there were some driver problems with Myth TV and cards so I was hoping to get the Viideo card(s) that would have the least problems
[02:45] <smacfarl> In fact. I was originally hoping I could get a bare motherboard with video and sound onboard, and just plug that into the tv
[02:46] <tgm4883_laptop> I use to use an nVidia Geforce 7300GS, it had a dongle that output component and svideo
[02:46] <tgm4883_laptop> it worked pretty well
[02:46] <smacfarl> are there video cards to avoid?
[02:46] <tgm4883_laptop> ati
[02:47] <tgm4883_laptop> and any $400 cards as that is overkill
[02:47] <smacfarl> so any low end nvidia card is good. Does it need to do mpeg2 decoding?
[02:48] <smacfarl> Will myth tv be smart enough to use mpeg-2 decoding on the video card rather than the cpu
[02:51] <tgm4883_laptop> i believe so
[02:51] <tgm4883_laptop> I believe that it is compiled to do that
[06:34] <needinfo> Still seeking help! Would there be any available?
[06:39] <needinfo> Help??
[06:41] <tgm4883_laptop> whats the question?
[04:53] <superm1> laga, Daviey DaveMorris ping
[04:53] <laga> pong
[04:54] <superm1> laga, any luck on the mythweb postrm on trunk?
[04:54] <DaveMorris> ping
[04:54] <laga> no, doesn't seem so :( haven't investigarted much more due to RL interferences :(
[04:55] <superm1> DaveMorris, i was going to see if you knew how to make the latex files make links in that index
[04:55] <superm1> i've seen some latex made pdfs that do that
[04:55] <DaveMorris> clickable links
[04:55] <DaveMorris> I'll investigate
[05:52] <superm1> OpenMedia, man am i exhausted.  i didn't sleep more than 1 hr on the plane yesterday
[05:52] <superm1> er well today i guess - since it was a 12:30am flight
[05:53] <OpenMedia> superm1: I'm beginning to feel like my body is pickled.
[05:53] <superm1> haha
[05:53] <OpenMedia> As long as you had a "good time" ;)
[05:53] <superm1> did you make it out to the google awards thing yesterday evening?
[05:53] <superm1> yea
[05:53] <OpenMedia> Yeah, it was a bit quiet though.
[05:54] <superm1> where was it?  Andrew and i walked around for a few, but didn't know where to head
[05:54] <superm1> and there was a guard standing post, so it would have looked fishy for us to just start checking rooms
[06:08] <DaveMorris> you could of asked ;)