[Cialug] MythTV installfest?

David Champion cialug@cialug.org
Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:55:16 -0500


Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Maybe we could have a Cialug MythTV installfest?  It seems several people
> are interested in getting MythTV working on their machines and we have
> several people familiar with it.
> 
> BTW, magicITX
> (http://www.magicitx.com/modules.php?name=catalog&file=index&cPath=25) has
> the OEM WinTV PVR-250 MCE for $80.  I'll let you know how they work soon
> ;-)  They are just the card, no software, no remote, no wires, no IR
> receiver.  In fact, they even lack the leads for the IR receiver.
> 
> Some people associated with the EFF are really pushing people to get HDTV
> tuner cards before the broadcast flag goes into effect.  Does Anybody
> have/use HDTV?  Is it really visibly better quality than DVD?

Great idea. Anyone have a proposal for a location? Would be nice if we 
could do it somewhere with cable tv available, high speed internet, and 
plenty of space for people to spread out and work.

-dc