| pri0n | greets all. i have a haupauge 2250 and have it set up using DVB but it appears on scan that there is 0 signal. | 04:03 |
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| pri0n | i'm hoping i'm just missing something simple. | 04:03 |
| MTecknology | So.... with mythbuntu, the front end is only a management interface for a back end? | 15:20 |
| MTecknology | I'm trying to understand the basics of what I'll be doing when I try to set up my MythTV box and so far it just seems like there's a lot of assumed magic. I don't like assumed magic, I like to actually know so I can dive into it smartly. :) | 15:23 |
| rhpot1991 | MTecknology: you run a backend, and then can communicate with it through different software packages | 15:42 |
| rhpot1991 | so for video playback you would use mythtv-frontend | 15:42 |
| rhpot1991 | for management you can use mythtv-frontend or mythweb | 15:43 |
| rhpot1991 | doing it this way also allows you to have multiple frontends pointing at a single backend | 15:43 |
| rhpot1991 | hope that makes more sense | 15:43 |
| MTecknology | rhpot1991: so the system that does all the playing and recording and everything is the backend, then I could have another VM set up with mythweb on it that I connect to for management? | 16:18 |
| rhpot1991 | MTecknology: well you would normally run mythweb on the same box that runs the backend | 16:20 |
| MTecknology | oh | 16:20 |
| rhpot1991 | and then connect to it from any web browser | 16:20 |
| rhpot1991 | not to say you have to, but I don't see why you would really want to split it | 16:20 |
| rhpot1991 | so your backend handles recordings and hosting all your media | 16:20 |
| rhpot1991 | then you have mythtv-frontend which handles the playback of said media | 16:21 |
| rhpot1991 | so a common setup is to have a shared backend/frontend | 16:21 |
| rhpot1991 | and then multiple frontend only boxes pointing at that backend | 16:21 |
| rhpot1991 | or you could make a backend only, tuck it away into a closet or something, and then have a nice tiny frontend sitting under your tv | 16:22 |
| rhpot1991 | this is pretty out of date but here is my setup: http://www.baablogic.net/drupal/node/13 | 16:23 |
| Zinn | [www.baablogic.net] My MythTV Setup | www.baablogic.net | 16:23 |
| MTecknology | neat | 16:25 |
| MTecknology | rhpot1991: thanks :) | 16:37 |
| rhpot1991 | MTecknology: sure, ask away if you have any other questions | 16:38 |
| MTecknology | rhpot1991: My only other question is how would I go about finding a service or something to get TV without cable... Obviously I wouldn't be able to get it 'live' I'd just have to download the episodes or idk.. and if I can run Netflix through it. | 16:43 |
| MTecknology | I imagine those questions will be answered when I get to actually installing it, though. | 16:43 |
| rhpot1991 | MTecknology: antenna for broadcast tv | 16:44 |
| rhpot1991 | netflix, hulu plus, etc | 16:44 |
| rhpot1991 | most streaming services wont play nice with linux though, so you would need something like a roku box for those | 16:44 |
| MTecknology | but if I wanted say discovery channel, the only way to get that is to pay for cable? | 16:50 |
| rhpot1991 | unless they are on hulu plus or something like that | 16:54 |
| rhpot1991 | some tv stations work with mythnetvision: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythNetvision | 16:54 |
| Zinn | [www.mythtv.org] MythNetvision - MythTV Official Wiki | 16:54 |
| rhpot1991 | which pulls the videos from their website | 16:54 |
| MTecknology | hrm... PBS would have the red green show | 16:56 |
| MTecknology | Nature might fill my discover channel wants | 16:57 |
| MTecknology | rhpot1991: Awesome! :D | 16:57 |
| MTecknology | I want to take the rest of the day off now. Go home and play. | 16:57 |
| rhpot1991 | MTecknology: who is your cable provider? | 16:58 |
| MTecknology | I haven't had cable for a few years. It was Midcontinent Communications. | 16:59 |
| rhpot1991 | MTecknology: I ask because there are new cable card tuners that work well with linux now | 17:04 |
| rhpot1991 | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HKIB6E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=baablogicnet-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004HKIB6E | 17:04 |
| Zinn | [www.amazon.com] N/A | 17:04 |
| rhpot1991 | provided your cable company doesn't set the record once flag on all their channels (Only TWC does as far as I know) | 17:05 |
| MTecknology | I wanna go home! | 17:08 |
| MTecknology | rhpot1991: Thanks a bunch! :) | 17:10 |
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