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Users / TV storage format and size, compression???

« on: November 16, 2007, 01:33:43 am »

Hi all,

I'm considering switching from that nasty Vista ( ) media center for my PVR in my living room.  I'm going to test out LinuxMCE, but I have a couple of questions:

- What format does LinuxMCE store recorded TV shows to?  Is it compressed?  Is compression available?
- How much space does it take to store a one hour standard def TV show?
- What formats are supported for video?  For instance, if I convert all our existing MS-DVR TV shows to XVid, will LinuxMCE "like" them?

Please respond if you can answer any or all of these.

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Installation issues / Orbiter failed to initilialize opengl on VMWare Workstation 6

« on: November 15, 2007, 08:27:44 am »

Hi all,

I'm trying out LinuxMCE as a potential replacement for my Vista media center PC, which sucks for all the obvious reasons.     But after I install and the Linux MCE Launch Manager does its thing, I get the "Orbiter failed to initilialize opengl" error in an endless loop.

I selected UI2, because I figured that VMWare's default video driver wouldn't support UI3.  But I'm guessing that I need to start with UI1, and maybe stick with it.

My question is, what do I lose by doing this?  I read something about UI1 not overlaying graphics on any video...so does that mean that I won't see the normal onscreen controls when watching TV?

Also, an unrelated question, what format does LinuxMCE record into?  Is it compressed?

Thanks!