I'm interested in this topic as well. I'd be happy to just get something with Guide+ functionality that didn't crash so much - or require manual weekly updates to download the new guide and reprogram your recorded shows.
Originally posted by RTK If SageTV doesn't fit your needs you might have a look at Snapstream . It uses software encoding which requires greater system resources although the AIW is supported. |
Originally posted by bartler I maybe completely off track, but what about MythTV ( www.mythtv.org ) or Freevo (freevo.sourceforge.net). They are both linux applications but they sound like what you are looking for. |
Originally posted by pawn I'm a huge fan of Linux, I have a dedicated Linux router box as a gateway for home network, etc. I've been using Linux since the early 0.85 series kernel, installing Slackware off of 20 something floppies downloaded from WUarchive. That said, Linux is far too much of a pain the butt for something as commercially oriented as an HTPC (IMO). I am so sick and tired of the whole domino routine: MythTV? Ya need Glib2, need Glib2? You need Kernal blah blah. Need Kernel blah blah, you need blah blah. Need blah blah.......? If there was ever an argument against plug in architecture, it's Linux. Also, my machine does far more than PVR use, I wrote my own custom software to control lights, my security system, my HVAC system, etc.. Linux isn't an option. |
Originally posted by mmb However, with the newer dependency tools like up2date, apt-get and Gentoo's Portage system, dependency issues are automatically solved. I don't think Slack has something like that, but if you use Slack, you know that already. A friend of mine uses slack because "It's hard. I've got to work at it." I'd much rather use my commuter than work on it. matt |
Originally posted by mmb However, with the newer dependency tools like up2date, apt-get and Gentoo's Portage system, dependency issues are automatically solved. I don't think Slack has something like that, but if you use Slack, you know that already. A friend of mine uses slack because "It's hard. I've got to work at it." I'd much rather use my commuter than work on it. |
Originally posted by pawn SageTV looks to be an excellent solution, but the EPG coverage is sadly limited.... |
Originally posted by Lester Jacobs Hi pawn, Check out this thread on the SageTV forums. As of version 1.2.8, SageTV can now accept guide listings via a plugin. There is now a plugin available for xmltv. XMLTV ( http://membled.com/work/apps/xmltv/ ) covers most of Canada and the US through use of Zap2it. With the plugin and xmltv installed you are no longer limited by the service coverage of Sage. Check it out. I'm Canadian as well and with the xmltv support in SageTV I now have as close as you're going to get to a Tivo in Canada. Regards Lester |
Originally posted by GLucas Pawn, To get the sound on your ATI setup to play through the one that is not recording, you need to go into the "initialization" and set it to "Mute while recording" |