Messages

1

Users / Re: Experience with the PLEXTOR ConvertX PVR Device?

« on: December 18, 2007, 04:31:36 pm »

Maybe a better question is if it works for MythTV, wouldn't it automatically work for LinuxMCE?  After all, isn't MythTV doing the recording of shows?

2

Users / Experience with the PLEXTOR ConvertX PVR Device?

« on: December 18, 2007, 05:28:16 am »

Is anyone using the Plextor ConvertX PVR USB device as a capture device for recording tv with LinuxMCE?  It is not listed under the Category:TV Cards wiki page and I was wondering why.

The MythTV site shows that it is supported and it is mentioned briefly on our Wiki on the hardware page but then not mentioned anywhere else.  It seems like a great device since it can record directly to MP4 (Divx).

NewEgg is selling this USB device right now with a $60 rebate so that is why I am asking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814144504

Thanks

3

Users / Re: Shopping List For Inexpensive Core / Hybrid

« on: December 14, 2007, 04:16:45 am »

Thanks for your response. 

In a last minute decision, I configured the following system from Dell for $329.  I am not sure exactly what kind of motherboard it has but hopefully I can figure it out when I get it and document my results with LinuxMCE on the Wiki.


- AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+
- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz-2DIMMs
- 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
- 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Integrated Graphics GPU
- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Dell USB Keyboard and
- Dell Optical USB Mouse

4

Users / Shopping List For Inexpensive Core / Hybrid

« on: December 13, 2007, 07:43:09 pm »

I am looking at building an inexpensive core / hybrid.  What do you think?

$105: Mobo, Case, Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167009
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K9N6SGM-V

$43:  AMD Sempron 64 3600+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819104317

$25: 1GB Memory: Have not picked one yet

Hard drives, dvd drive, I will scavenge from other computers in the house. 

I realize that the MotherBoard is not one of the ones listed in the Wiki but since it has a NVIDIA GeForce 6100 video card and that seems to cause most of the problems, I thought that this may work.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks

5

Users / Re: Seeing Computers on Internal Network

« on: November 27, 2007, 05:50:46 am »

Wow, thanks so much for the great choices!

For now, I am just looking for a way to see if windows machines and other appliances (like Lingo and Belkin Network USB hub) are getting the new IP address from the Core when I switch them all to the Core's DHCP. 

Thanks so much.

6

Users / Seeing Computers on Internal Network

« on: November 26, 2007, 05:49:13 am »

On the Core, is there any web interface or command line tool to see all the computer names and IP addresses of all the computers on the internal network? 

I am not sure, maybe this is really a Kubuntu question.  Now that the Core is acting as the router for the internal network, it would sure be helpful to be able to see all the machines with their IP addresses in one place.

7

Installation issues / Re: Snapstream Firefly Remote with LMCE

« on: November 23, 2007, 05:29:37 pm »

Thank you for the response.  I guess I will wait for Linux MCE to come out on 7.10 (I believe at the end of this month).

8

Installation issues / Snapstream Firefly Remote with LMCE

« on: November 21, 2007, 05:37:04 am »

Has anyone been successful with getting the Snapstream Firefly remote working with Linux MCE?

Solero