[mythtv-users] Mything thomething

[Ben Kamen]

On 6/1/2011 10:51 AM, Blammo wrote:
> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Fluf<fluffkinuk at yahoo.co.uk>  wrote:
> <snip>
>> But for now. Myth. I give up on you. I've spent 2 weeks now tweaking and
>> re-tweaking just myth. It doesn't take that long for me to download, compile
>> and configure all of X11 up to XFCE including 3D  acceleration, sound and
>> all of the optional goodies libraries. Myth shouldn't be *that* bad.
> <snip>
>
> Honestly, as a new user to Myth, by rolling all your own stuff to
> start,  you are making it harder than it needs to be.
>
> Myth itself isn't "that" bad. Admittedly, if you are outside the
> HDHomeRun/Nvidia/VDPAU Frontend, you can invite some extra pain in
> your myth process.
>
> Have you tried MythDora, or KnoppMyth, or MythBuntu? Not only does
> that remove a lot of the underlying "OS" level pain, but most of those
> distros have extra setup web/CLI options to help you get up and
> running.

Definitely. I'm currently using KnoppMyth (now called LinHES) and it's been great for me.

I'm planning a move to the latest Myth on a more multi-purpose box -- but so far, LinHES on this P4-HT 3GHz has been pretty darn decent and hassle free.

I even added iMON VFD and have a PVR-350 and dual pcHDTV-5500's installed.(even though analog is mostly idle now)

  -Ben

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