[mythtv-users] New user questions

[Curtis Wood]

  You'll be able to duplicate everything your concerned about one way or
another... You may have to rip your cd's with another application (many
out there) until Myth gets one added - currently it has a dvd ripper
that I know of.... On the remote - the cool thing about LIRC and Myth is
you can use any remote you want. I have a similar situation your talking
with my TV's remote control (it has duplicate codes from the pinncale
TV's remote) - I ended up using my av receivers remote that is
programable, and combined 2-3 other remotes (via the learning
capabilities) and then taught LIRC the new commands and from there set
up MythTV to use LIRC...

On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 12:44, Phil Bridges wrote:
> I have recently come about a 27" Princeton Graphics 800x600 monitor, and I
> feel the urge to exploit it by setting up a MythTV box.  Currently, I run a
> menagerie of windows-based software to do my HTPC functions.  Can MythTV
> replace all of these (and what improvement or loss of quality or ease would
> I have)?
> 
> *  DVD playback - PowerDVD
> *  TV tuning / recording / EPG - ATI software
> *  MP3 playback - Winamp
> *  CD-ripping - Exact Audio Copy
> *  CD-burning - Nero
> *  Remote control - Girder
> 
> One issue I am concerned about is Girder.  I know I can use my remote
> control with LiRC, but I also use Girder to control (via direct serial port)
> my Yamaha receiver.  Is LiRC capable of doing this?
> 
> My other questions are hardware-related.  What I plan to start off with is
> the following hardware:
> 
> AMD 1600+
> 640MB PC133
> SiS 8MB AGP video card
> smallish hard drive
> AOpen AW850D sound card w/ optical S/PDIF in/out
> ATI TV-Wonder card
> 
> Ultimately, I'd like to replace the ATI with two or three Haupagge PVR-250
> cards.  Will this system be sufficient for my immediate needs?  Will I be
> able to use the digital output of the sound card to carry AC-3 output?  Will
> I be able to use the S-Video in on my TV-Wonder to patch through my PS2 or
> (ugh) VCR?
> 
> Thanks in advance for the assistance.
> 
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