[04:03] <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] <pri0n> i'm hoping i'm just missing something simple.
[15:20] <MTecknology> So.... with mythbuntu, the front end is only a management interface for a back end?
[15:23] <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. :)
[15:42] <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
[15:43] <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
[16:18] <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?
[16:20] <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
[16:21] <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
[16:22] <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
[16:23] <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 this is pretty out of date but here is my setup: http://www.baablogic.net/drupal/node/13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
[16:25] <MTecknology> neat
[16:37] <MTecknology> rhpot1991: thanks :)
[16:38] <rhpot1991> MTecknology: sure, ask away if you have any other questions
[16:43] <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.
[16:44] <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
[16:50] <MTecknology> but if I wanted say discovery channel, the only way to get that is to pay for cable?
[16:54] <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
[16:56] <MTecknology> hrm... PBS would have the red green show
[16:57] <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.
[16:58] <rhpot1991> MTecknology: who is your cable provider?
[16:59] <MTecknology> I haven't had cable for a few years. It was Midcontinent Communications.
[17:04] <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
[17:05] <rhpot1991> provided your cable company doesn't set the record once flag on all their channels (Only TWC does as far as I know)
[17:08] <MTecknology> I wanna go home!
[17:10] <MTecknology> rhpot1991: Thanks a bunch! :)