[00:00] <mattwj2002> there is a new release of ubuntu coming out
[00:00] <mattwj2002> I am thinking about converting from the 32bit to the 64bit version of mythbuntu
[00:00] <mattwj2002> are there a lot of problems with the 64 bit version?
[00:41] <rhpot1991> mattwj2002: shouldn't be
[00:41] <rhpot1991> and yes, tomorrow
[00:42] <mattwj2002> okay cool
[00:42] <mattwj2002> well I am going to move my files around for the big release :D
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[00:59] <Ponty> Ah.  Well... Ya had me on that until ya mentioned the twix bar. :P
[01:01] <Ponty> So, aside from VNC and similar software, I'm aware of the telnet `server` but have yet to figure out how to use it.  I tried MythTV and all that does is stream from the machine to the PC I'm making the requests from....
[01:02] <Ponty> What I'm looking for is something I can control the Mythbuntu box remotely from to play videos stored on the machine.
[01:03] <Ponty> I've used google to look up "REMOTE CONTROL" and ... well... most the hits I get are coming up with the universal remote controls, not remotely controling the machine.
[01:03] <Ponty> Ideas?
[01:04] <hads> What type of remote control?
[01:05] <Ponty> PC remote control.
[01:05] <hads> Buy a remote.
[01:06] <hads> If you are more specific perhaps we can help more.
[01:07] <Ponty> Prior to my installing Mythbuntu, I was using VLC and its HTTP interface.  It did what I wanted to do, with the exception that the javascript was extremely buggy and prone to getting to the point where I had to reboot.
[01:07] <Ponty> MythTV looked good, but when I finally got it setup, all it does is stream from the HTPC to the machine I'm using.
[01:07] <Ponty> Whta I want to do is use a remote PC to tell the HTPC to play videos on the TV.
[01:08] <Ponty> I can SSH to the machine, and I can use mplayer to start playing the file, and I get the audio, but not video.
[01:09] <Ponty> So another question would be how I can redirect the video feed to not use the SSH session but go to the television or the desktop on the HTPC?
[01:09] <hads> DISPLAY=:0 mplayer foo.bar
[01:10] <Ponty> I was JUST typing about display... Alright.  I'll try that later.  That might be all I need to do.
[01:10] <hads> MythTV is a full interface, so perhaps not what you want.
[01:10] <tgm4883> Ponty, to be clear, you want to be able to control the frontend from a web browser?
[01:10] <tgm4883> is that right? or something else?
[01:10] <hads> Designed to be used maximised with a remote control.
[01:10] <hads> You can control it via the telnet interface also, I do that every day.
[01:11] <Ponty> tgm> Web browser, telnet, SSH, whatever.  Any method to control the front end.
[01:11] <tgm4883> Ponty, no problemo then
[01:11] <tgm4883> just a sec
[01:11] <tgm4883> you can control it via mythweb
[01:11] <Ponty> hads> Do you have instructions on how to do that?  I was able to get into the telnet session on port 4830 or whatever, but, couldn't figure it out.
[01:11] <Ponty> tgm> mythweb != mythtv I hope?
[01:12] <hads> It's part of mythtv.
[01:12] <tgm4883> Ponty, http://BACKENDIP/mythweb/remote
[01:12] <hads> telnet yourhostname 6546; help
[01:12] <tgm4883> Ponty, you can control the frontend from there
[01:12] <hads> mythweb uses the telnet interface to control the frontend
[01:12] <tgm4883> thats correct, it uses the telnet interface to do it
[01:12] <Ponty> ... nice.
[01:12] <hads> That's why I said it :)
[01:13] <tgm4883> so whichever you are more comfortable with
[01:13] <hads> The mythweb thing is kinda weird though.
[01:14] <Ponty> Via mythweb, when I try to hit a button, it tells me "no front ends have been selected" however, theres only one, and when I click on it, nothing happens.
[01:16] <Ponty> Now it just popped up saying "Distro is not responding".
[01:17] <hads> You need to enable the telnet interface.
[01:17] <Ponty> It is running.
[01:17] <Ponty> .. well it was.
[01:17] <hads> Did you enable it in the frontend?
[01:18] <Ponty> I was using it last night.
[01:18] <Ponty> No changes in the front end for about a month now.
[01:19] <hads> So you did enable it in the frontend settings then?
[01:19] <Ponty> Should be enabled, yes.
[01:19] <hads> You might want to check,
[01:20] <Ponty>  Checking
[01:24] <Ponty> "Network remote control port" = 6546
[01:24] <Ponty> And "Enable network remote control interface" is enabled.
[01:25] <hads> Good. Now you can try "telnet $HOSTNAME 6546"
[01:27] <Ponty> It just sits there.
[01:28] <Ponty> Yesterday it was giving me a # prompt.  Today, nadda.
[01:28] <hads> Then it's not working.
[01:28] <hads> Close and reopen the frontend.
[01:28] <Ponty> The kids are watching a movie right now.  If I kill the process, will it kill mplayer?
[01:29] <hads> Likely. I don't use mplayer myself
[01:30] <Ponty> I'll wait till its over then I'll drop it.  Even reboot it if necessary.
[01:30] <hads> It's not.
[01:30] <hads> Anyway, when you are in the telnet interface, type help, it will show you the commands.
[01:30] <Ponty> I saw that, but hadn't figured out how to launch a movie yet.
[01:32] <Ponty> stephen@distro:~$ netstat -ao | grep 6546
[01:32] <Ponty> tcp        0      0 *:6546                  *:*                     LISTEN      keepalive (0.00/0/0)
[01:32] <Ponty> stephen@distro:~$ netstat -ao | grep 6546
[01:32] <Ponty> tcp        0      0 *:6546                  *:*                     LISTEN      keepalive (0.00/0/0)
[01:32] <Ponty> err.  sorry.
[01:33] <Ponty> BRB
[01:49] <Ponty> Sick kid. *sigh*
[02:11] <darthanubis> how do I get mythfilldatabase to retrieve channel icons?
[02:11] <darthanubis> I can't seem to get the right option to send it to do so
[02:11] <darthanubis> thx
[02:12] <darthanubis> --do-channel-updates ?
[02:15] <darthanubis> --update-icon-map ?
[02:16] <tgm4883> maybe try it?
[02:17] <darthanubis> so far no go
[02:17] <darthanubis> --reset-icon-map well see if this is it
[02:23] <darthanubis> the channel icon download via the mythtv-setup bails out before icons can be downloaded. Then the setup drops to the desktop
[02:50] <darthanubis> I always look for help when I can never get it
[02:50] <darthanubis> you'd think there
[02:50] <darthanubis> thre would be some docs for mythbuntu covering channel icons
[02:50] <MythbuntuGuest41> I'm looking for the Mythbuntu 9.04 RC default mysql password
[02:51] <MythbuntuGuest41> I have tried blank, but no go
[02:51] <MythbuntuGuest41> sorry root password
[02:53] <darthanubis> look in /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt
[02:54] <darthanubis> mkiconmap.pl does not come with ubuntu's version of mythtv:(
[02:55] <darthanubis> If you have XMLTV software installed, there is a perl script in MythTV's contrib/ directory which will generate this file for you. Run the command:  $ perl mkiconmap.pl
[02:57] <darthanubis> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV/Install/WhatNext/channel_icons
[03:15] <darthanubis> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=659623
[03:59] <superm1> MythbuntuGuest41, it's defaulting to your user password
[04:00] <superm1> MythbuntuGuest41, so whatever you picked during installation
[09:46] <wombo> Has anybody here got SPDIF to work? I can get sound ok in mplayer but nothing in Mythtv when AC3/DTS passthrough is enabled
[09:46] <wombo> Basically I want to use AC3/DTS when available if not available just push normal stereo through the SPDIF port
[13:59] <MythbuntuGuest78> hi
[14:04] <rhpot1991> hi
[14:54] <ernstp> torrents working for anyone?
[14:58] <superm1> ernstp, they should be now
[14:58] <superm1> i'm seeding amd64 at least
[14:59] <ernstp> I'm not getting any response from the tracker on my mythbuntu image it seems like
[15:00] <r3z> If my box is x64 capable would it be better to put x64 on it or x32?
[15:00] <superm1> ernstp, amd64 or i386?
[15:00] <ernstp> superm1: both actually
[15:01] <superm1> ernstp, that's odd, i do see 3 peers on the amd64 that i'm seeding to
[15:01] <ernstp> r3z: I'd go 64-bit
[15:01] <superm1> r3z, agreed w/ ernstp
[15:01] <ernstp> superm1: guess the p2p part works, but the tracker is chocked
[15:01] <superm1> ernstp, oh probably because we share a tracker with ubuntu
[15:02] <superm1> and it's got a lot of load
[15:08] <r3z> k
[15:09] <r3z> I didnt know what real benefit for video processing I would get with 64bit.
[15:10] <bradleee> all: if there is anyone who admins mythbuntu.org, this page gives a 403:
[15:10] <bradleee> http://www.mythbuntu.org/9.04/Release_notes
[15:11] <tgm4883> bradleee, thanks, fixed
[15:11] <wombo> expect it is access denied
[15:12] <tgm4883> does it work now?
[15:12] <wombo> nope
[15:13] <r3z> Access denied
[15:13] <r3z> You are not authorized to access this page.
[15:13] <wombo> Please tgm4883, give us the powa
[15:13] <wombo> :)
[15:13] <tgm4883> hmm
[15:14] <bradleee> still 403
[15:14] <wombo> let me guess in the release notes we need to be careful of some graphics cards
[15:14] <wombo> it is running the latest .21-fixes
[15:15] <wombo> alternate disks are not being made
[15:15] <wombo> improvements in the underlying Ubuntu 9.04
[15:16] <wombo> Mythexport and a deb for getting the weeklies is available
[15:24] <superm1> bradleee, should be fine now. i think it was a website caching problem
[15:24] <bradleee> refresh->200 OK.  thanks!
[15:27]  * r3z is going to swap his old mythdora box over to mythbuntu this weekend
[15:27] <r3z> thats gonna be fun :(
[17:06] <MythbuntuGuest64> hi
[17:07] <MythbuntuGuest64> what is the standard ubuntu remastering tool?
[17:07] <MythbuntuGuest64> (in the changelog from 9.04)
[17:12] <alecjcook> hello
[17:12] <tgm4883> MythbuntuGuest64, remastersys maybe?
[17:13] <tgm4883> don't know, we don't use that
[17:15] <alecjcook> I am trying to install Mythbuntu from a Live CD. It gets to the Partition window and there is no Hard Disk selectable... If I boot the computer from the bios, I can clearly see the hard drive... I am using a Maxtor 250GB IDE HD with a SATA converter, attached to the SATA bus of a Scaleo E computer. Any ideas? I assume Mythbuntu does not include the drivers for my SATA connector, is there any way to check? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
[17:20] <superm1> MythbuntuGuest64, it's livecd-rootfs
[17:20] <superm1> MythbuntuGuest64, its actually not a remastering tool, its a mastering tool
[17:20] <superm1> so this is entirely built from scratch
[17:22] <alecjcook> my IDE / SATA converter is an ABIT SERILLEL 0
[17:41] <MythbuntuGuest64> thx superml
[18:46] <alecjcook> I am trying to install Mythbuntu from a Live CD. It gets to the Partition window and there is no Hard Disk selectable... If I boot the computer from the bios, I can clearly see the hard drive... I am using a Maxtor 250GB IDE HD with a SATA converter, attached to the SATA bus of a Scaleo E computer. Any ideas? I assume Mythbuntu does not include the drivers for my SATA connector, is there any way to check? Or am I barking up the wrong tree? my I
[20:02] <Staticwave_Ace> Hello all, just installed mythbuntu freshly in a VM to play, and noticed that in primary backend only role, many of the directories are missing in /var/lib/mythtv
[20:02] <Staticwave_Ace> also, mythnettv-gui is broken on first run, it needs some kind of data directory that doesn't exist
[20:04] <r3z> Any of you migrated from Mythdora to mythbuntu?
[20:04]  * r3z is wondering what a pain in the ass its gonna be.
[20:37] <rhpot1991> r3z: backend, frontend?
[20:37] <r3z> both ;)
[20:37]  * r3z has an all in one box ;)
[20:37] <rhpot1991> r3z: I'd check your schema version, dump the db, backup your recordings, do a fresh intsall and put everything back on the box
[20:38] <r3z> Ya. That is my plan.
[20:38] <r3z> Where does mythbuntu store data by default?
[20:38] <rhpot1991> r3z: go browse the mythtv wiki, there are pages on backing up and restoring the db
[20:38] <r3z> Ya I know how to do that.
[20:39] <rhpot1991> r3z: /var/lib/mythtv I'm pretty sure
[20:39] <r3z> Currently using /storage with mythdora
[20:39] <rhpot1991> I use /mythtv
[20:39] <r3z> Have a seperate Disk setup for the /storage
[20:40]  * r3z is mostly worried about recording schedules but also want my old recordings to be able to come over too...
[20:40] <rhpot1991> really doesn't matter where you park them, just gotta make sure the permissions are ok and that you tell mythtv where that is
[20:40] <r3z> Ya,
[20:42]  * r3z cant remember if the storage volume is LVM or not :(
[20:43] <rhpot1991> r3z: not much of a reason to use LVM anymore, storage groups give you that functionality
[20:43] <r3z> Ya
[20:43] <rhpot1991> then you don't need to deal with LVM headaches either
[20:43] <r3z> THis was built off of an old fedora build with mythdora
[20:44] <r3z> Ya its LVM.
[20:44] <r3z> Wonder if I can get that to preserve.
[20:44] <r3z> Easily that is.
[20:45] <rhpot1991> r3z: copy them to another box and format it down, if you have the space
[20:45] <rhpot1991> might be a good time for spring cleaning as well
[20:45] <r3z> Probably will have to do that.
[20:45] <r3z> Will need to run a network cable over to it and only have a 100mbit switch :(
[20:59] <r3z> Trimmed down now.
[21:00] <r3z> only using 100 gig ;)
[21:00] <r3z> Still gonna take a while to transfer :(
[21:00]  * r3z thinks he might just get his wife's external HD and hook it up.
[21:00] <r3z> Might be faster lol
[21:00] <rhpot1991> r3z: a good external HD is a savior for these kind of jobs
[21:01] <r3z> Ya.
[21:01] <r3z> Tha is what I will do ;)
[21:01] <r3z> I might just delete everything and start fresh -thedatabase
[21:02] <r3z> Recording schedules is all I REALLY care about.
[21:02] <rhpot1991> r3z: do a db dump first, just incase
[21:02] <rhpot1991> always good to have around
[21:02] <r3z> I am going to.
[21:02] <rhpot1991> also you can pull specific tables if you want
[21:02] <r3z> Ya.
[21:03] <r3z> Prolly pull the whole thing to get all the old programs and stuff and not cherry pick.
[21:03] <r3z> Gonna do it tomorrow night I think.
[21:04] <rhpot1991> make it a weekend project
[21:04] <r3z> I will start it tomorrow night.
[21:04] <r3z> Nothing records saturday :)
[21:04] <rhpot1991> nothing sucks more than when you are up till 4am so you don't miss the wife's soap opera the next day
[21:05] <r3z> Hah
[21:05] <r3z> wife doesnt watch soaps thank god.
[21:05] <r3z> We pretty much only record stuff we both watch
[21:05] <r3z> Usually dont have time to watch tv by myself heh
[21:05] <rhpot1991> thats actually how I started my mythnetwork, used recording that as a reason to buy toys
[21:06]  * r3z is probably gonna set up a few laptops I have as frontends ;)
[21:06] <r3z> My ubuntu laptop I use is gonna be a frontend in case I wanna watch something in bed ;)
[21:07] <r3z> Eventually I will buy an HD card and put in it.
[21:07] <r3z> For now I just have my PVR500
[21:08] <r3z> Which works fabulously btw ;)
[21:08] <r3z> in case noone knew that card rocks hah
[21:11] <rhpot1991> r3z: when you shop for a HD tunner, I hightly recommend the HDHR
[21:11] <rhpot1991> as do many of the other devs
[21:12]  * r3z has not set one of those up before
[21:42] <MythbuntuGuest30> Hey All, getting ready to install mythbuntu 9.04 for first time (switching from knoppmyth). Anything to look out for that people have been having probs with?
[21:48]  * r3z hasnt seen anyone complaining too much today ;)
[22:27] <uniscript> I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask, but I'm starting to get desperate, so any pointers would be appreciated
[22:27] <tgm4883> uniscript, diversify your portfolio
[22:27] <uniscript> I'm in the US for a week and want to buy a USB video capture device for sub $100 that works for linux
[22:27] <uniscript> I can't seem to synchronise the lists of supported devices with shops
[22:28] <uniscript> can anyone help?
[22:28] <uniscript> tgm4883: I'm trying to spend what's left of my portfolio :)
[22:28] <tgm4883> are you looking for a device that works in linux in general, or that is well supported in mythtv?
[22:29] <uniscript> linux in general for video capture, but I thought mythtv folk might be in the know
[22:29] <uniscript> and I assume if it works for mythtv it'll work for linux in general
[22:30] <tgm4883> I have an hvr-950 that works pretty well, IIRC, I just had to load the firmware
[22:30] <uniscript> btw the device could well end up in a jungle somewhere
[22:30] <uniscript> and where did you get it?
[22:30] <tgm4883> I got mine at circuit city, but IIRC, best buy has them too
[22:31] <tgm4883> theres also the pinnicle hdtv pro stick I think
[22:31] <uniscript> so this would plug and play or would I need to hunt down some firmware
[22:31] <uniscript> the pinnacle is known to work?
[22:31] <tgm4883> you would need to find the firmware
[22:31] <tgm4883> sec
[22:31] <uniscript> (and yes I need PAL too)
[22:31] <uniscript> (wouldn't want to make the hunt too easy :))
[22:32] <tgm4883> well, you aren't going to find a PAL stick in a store in the US
[22:33] <uniscript> well both then
[22:34]  * tgm4883 shrugs
[22:34] <Shadow__X> what device does both
[22:34] <tgm4883> heres the data on the 950  http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_WinTV_HVR-950
[22:34] <tgm4883> I don't know if it does pal, although i'm not sure that even matters, you just need to capture the signal
[22:34] <tgm4883> so you probably need a dvb-t card
[22:35] <tgm4883> (or -s -c)
[22:35] <Shadow__X> yeah
[22:43] <uniscript> it's so hard, wail
[23:25] <MythbuntuGuest07> Hello. Trying to partition my drive correctly.  Can someone verify this:  / (OS)  , SWAP and data should go to /usr/local?
[23:26] <MythbuntuGuest07> Converting from knoppmyth, and they had sep. partition for data, I assume it s/b /usr/local in mytbuntu?
[23:26] <hads> Huh?
[23:27] <hads> /usr/local isn't typically used - unless you want to of course.
[23:28] <MythbuntuGuest07> I have 3 partitions already.  hda1 which s/b OS right?  and then Swap, and then recordings normally go into /hda3 which I map to /usr/local?
[23:28] <hads> s/b?
[23:28] <MythbuntuGuest07> s/b = should be -- sorry
[23:28] <hads> Ahh :)
[23:28] <hads> I believe mythbuntu puts recordings under /var by default.
[23:29] <MythbuntuGuest07> ok, so I should be ok by setting install for partion hda3 (data from knoppmyth) to /var?  and then hda1 is / (for OS)
[23:29] <MythbuntuGuest07> will that work?
[23:29] <hads> hda1 etc. don't nessecarily map to anything in particular as they could be different on each system.
[23:29] <hads> Ubuntu uses scsi names for disks these days too, so sda etc.
[23:30] <MythbuntuGuest07> I guess my first partion I mean, where my knoppmyth OS used to be, I would map that on the partioner to /?
[23:30] <hads> And no, you shouln't just set your hda3 partition to /var
[23:30] <hads> Are you sating that you're trying to install over the top of an old install. Doesn't sound like a good idea.
[23:30] <hads> s/sating/saying/
[23:31] <MythbuntuGuest07> Yes, I would like to reformat partion 1, which is where knoppmyth used to be. And my recordings were on a diff. partion
[23:31] <hads> Ok then exclude your recordings partition from the install and set it up later.
[23:31] <MythbuntuGuest07> I guess I can install everything to partion 1 and then symlink /var (or wherever the datafiles are held) to the right partion?
[23:32] <hads> "under /var" means somewhere in that tree by the way, not just directly in /var which is used for all sorts of things.
[23:32] <MythbuntuGuest07> right.
[23:33] <MythbuntuGuest07> ok. thanks for your help. I'll do that.
[23:33] <MythbuntuGuest07> I might be back, tried 8.10 awhile ago and couldn't get my serial irblaster going, hopefully it will work this time.
[23:33] <MythbuntuGuest07> thanks again...
[23:39] <DisabledDuck> i'm running an M3N78-VM motherboard with onboard HDMI, the video works flawlessly, but for the life of me i cannot get it to play audio through the HDMI, does anyone have any idea's what the problem could be?
[23:42] <bicchi> Can I make like a tivo with mythbuntu? I got an old pc with a PCI tv card i can use. I want to be able to schedule and record programs.
[23:43] <bicchi> I plan to put the pc next to the tv and use it as a dvr. Would I be able to mythbuntu for this?
[23:43] <MythbuntuGuest07> yes, that is what it was designed for :)
[23:43] <MythbuntuGuest07> I can't help you with the hdmi stuff though
[23:44] <bicchi> but i will be able to see the tv listing for my area (USA)
[23:44] <MythbuntuGuest07> yes, you will need to sign up with schedules direct
[23:44] <bicchi> cost $ ?
[23:45] <MythbuntuGuest07> $20/year  http://www.schedulesdirect.org/
[23:45] <MythbuntuGuest07> You may want to do a little checking to make sure your PCI Tv card will work, most will
[23:46] <bicchi> How do i display the recording back unto the tv? Do i need a video card that has a tv-out
[23:46] <DisabledDuck> how do i untar a file?
[23:46] <MythbuntuGuest07> yes, I use an old nvidia that has s-video (and others) out.
[23:46] <bicchi> i have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250
[23:46] <MythbuntuGuest07> That is what I have,  that will work great
[23:47] <bicchi> does the remote control work?
[23:47] <MythbuntuGuest07> yes
[23:47] <bicchi> so you do not need to use the mouse to move around?
[23:47] <MythbuntuGuest07> will you be getting the TV from a cable or satellite box?
[23:47] <bicchi> cable
[23:47] <MythbuntuGuest07> No you dont need a mouse, unless you install something like firefox
[23:48] <MythbuntuGuest07> You will need to get an "irblaster" to change the channels on your cablebox, or you'll have to do that manually.
[23:48] <MythbuntuGuest07> Some cable boxes have the firewire ports open and can use that to change channels.
[23:49] <bicchi> do mythtv does not changes to the schedule channel
[23:49] <MythbuntuGuest07> DisabledDuck - Does that tar file end with .tar or .tar.gz or .tgz?
[23:49] <DisabledDuck> .tar
[23:49] <bicchi> so mythtv does not changes to the schedule channel?
[23:50] <MythbuntuGuest07> tar -xvvf myfile.tar  In the above example command the system would uncompress (untar) the myfile.tar file in the current directory.
[23:50] <MythbuntuGuest07> bicchi - even the tivo (standalone one) needs to have an irblaster to change the channels on the cable box.
[23:50] <bicchi> but i do not need a cable box to change channels.
[23:50] <bicchi> i have cable tv but it is direct.
[23:50] <MythbuntuGuest07> you should be fine then
[23:51] <bicchi> one day i plan to ugrade to digital cable. will there be issues with it? it does require a cable box.
[23:51] <MythbuntuGuest07> yes you will need an irblaster if you use a cable or satellite box.  But mine was only like $12
[23:52] <MythbuntuGuest07> However, some cable boxes enable the firewire port, which you can use. I dont know much about that though
[23:52] <bicchi> ok
[23:52] <bicchi> do i need to configure the remote control or does it work by default on linux
[23:53] <MythbuntuGuest07> when you install mythbunt, one of the screens will ask what remote you have.  Select "Hauppauge TV Card" thats about it
[23:53] <MythbuntuGuest07> You can modify the buttons if you want - later that is.
[23:54] <hads> Try it and find out
[23:54] <bicchi> hads: i will. just trying to find as much info before i proceed.
[23:54] <MythbuntuGuest07> Yeah it is very fun project.  You can install it and forget it or "Tinker" to your hearts content :)
[23:55] <MythbuntuGuest07> It is a great way to learn linux too
[23:55] <bicchi> well that i know already.
[23:56] <bicchi> any other tips you can give me with that card. problems/issues/fall backs?
[23:56] <MythbuntuGuest07> Just make sure that the PC is fairly quiet if you are going to put it next to the TV.  Wives dont like loud PC's in the living room :)
[23:56] <bicchi> true
[23:56] <bicchi> i might get me a fanless machine or one with 120mm fan
[23:56] <MythbuntuGuest07> That PVR-250 works right out of the box. I've been running 2 of them
[23:57] <bicchi> so if you get 2 you get to record 2 schedules at the same time?
[23:57] <MythbuntuGuest07> yes
[23:57] <bicchi> nice
[23:58] <bicchi> well, thanks for your help
[23:59] <MythbuntuGuest07> np