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Hi Sambuca,

Thanks for taking the time to answer all my queries.  I do know how often folk register somewhere, ask a series of questions, and seemingly never bother returning or progressing further with the 'project'.  So, many thanks indeed!

It would be a hybrid configuration.  TBH Freevo serves my needs well enough, I'm a little cautious to begin again with something new.  However LMCE does sound like it would fit the bill nicely.

I don't have a DVB card at the moment, I was just asking because it's something I've been tempted to do in the past, and may consider implementing at some time in the future.

IR remote - yep, it's a simple  IR receiver on a piece of board with a diode and capacitor, connected to the serial port.  It looked incredibly simple, and it was a doddle to make.  It has served me well for the last year or so now, I consider it a brilliant little piece of kit.  Don't know how I managed to survive without it for so long!

I shall give it all some firm thought over the next few days,.

Cheers,

--Rich

Hi all,

For the last year or so, I've had a Kubuntu install on my PC, with freevo being sent from the PC out of my video cards TV-out, to the TV.  Obviously...

Anyway, my monitor has become intermittent over recent months, so I've bought a laptop for my main use.  I'm now looking at converting the desktops role to a more media-server one.

My queries(I'll try and keep them short and sweet!):-

1.  The PC is connected to the internet via ethernet/cable modem, and acts as a gateway for the laptop via a second NIC.  Will I be able to retain this configuration?

2.  Network shares - I'd like to be able to backup the laptop to the desktop, and also share the media stored on it(I have a lot of music stored in FLAC and Ogg/Vorbis).  Am I likely to run into any issues with it?

3.  The PC is quite old, but should be fine(XP1700, 1gb DDR, GF4 Ti4200, 2x160gb, DVD, CDRW).  If I wanted to add a Freeview(DVB-T) card, or even a cable(DVB-C) card, would I be able to use it as a PVR?  I presume that LinuxMCE supports this, and I'm hoping the hardware would be good enough to do the job?

4.  If I wanted to switch over to the monitor, for example to just hop on the internet, would it be as simple as switching to a different terminal?  This is how I've had it set up over the last year, but with the main output going to the monitor rather than the TV...

5.  I built(literally) a remote control receiver, and it works fine via lirc/IRkick.  Will this be difficult to get working?

Apologies for what may be silly questions, I just want to know what I'm letting myself in for before committing to a thorough wipe and reinstall.

Cheers,

--Rich