[mythtv-users] Multiple Questions from a Myth-Newbie

[Hogan Gilligan]

Hello there, been looking at MythTV for awhile now and it seems to be the 
option I am going to take for a PVR.  I do have a few questions before 
actually getting started with the project.

1.)I see that for watching DVDs, one can either use Xine or Mplayer or use 
the new DVD player included with version .19.  My question is, with either 
of these options, does the DVD playing software offer a 4:3 aspect ratio 
zoom?  The reason I ask, and I know some disagree with me on this, is that I 
prefer to watch DVDs in full screen rather than wide screen.

2.)Right now, I use a VCR to record TV shows and have a setup which I would 
really like to carry over to MythTV.  Hopefully, I can explain it clearly.  
:-D  Here goes.  The connections are like so: Cable --> VCR --> TV.  If I 
want to record a show, I set the VCR and it does its thing.  If I wish to 
watch TV while its recording, I just press the TV/VCR button on my remote 
and I can flip between either the VCR tuner or the TV tuner.  This way, I 
can watch one channel on my TV while the VCR is recording another.  So, I 
guess, basically, does all TV viewing and recording go through the MythTV 
box or can they be independent?

3.)I have seen several places about HD-TV and Broadcast flags which were 
suppose to become  effective in the middle of last year.  What happened to 
them, how do they affect MythTV, and are they still a “threat” (for lack of 
a better word) to MythTV?

Thanks in advance.

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