[Cialug] MythTV project, any suggestions? + wiimote joystick

[Daniel.Juliano at wellsfargo.com]

Sounds like I'll be giving Knoppmyth a shot, given all the
recommendations here and it being based on debian.

I'll likely be grabbing the $25 logitech for the reasons listed by
Matthew, and because I'm trying hard to keep this project on a low
budget after the projector: DIY pj screen $15, DIY pj mount $20, DIY
tivo [tuner $25, soundcard $10, keyboard $25] total $60, 35ft hdmi cable
$60.

As for the joystick idea mentioned by Tony, check this person using it
as a joystick to fly a plane:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R1ylV8f1IHA

And then there's the guy that uses one wiimote as a steering wheel and
another as the gas pedal for racing:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P63vVVSSF8w

=Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf Of Tony Bibbs
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:17 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] MythTV project, any suggestions?

I'd agree with the suggestion of Knoppmyth.  I ran the installation with
no problems and even lirc was working fine against my PVR-250.  Only
problem I'm having is getting the myth box to change channels on my
Directv d11-500 tuner (the tuner is supported).  As soon as I get that
problem licked I'll be loving it.

Also, I've opted to grab the x-arcade joystick which works like a charm
under linux for MAME.  It definitely has some geek-appeal:

http://www.x-arcade.com/two-player.shtml

As for space, I've considered getting a couple big SATA drives and
running LVM on them.  Anybody here running myth that way?

--Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf Of David Champion
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:10 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] MythTV project, any suggestions? + wiimote on
linux

There's a new Logitech keyboard called the DiNovo Edge that's really
slick. Has a touch pad built in, and rechargable li-on batteries. It's a
bit spendy at $199 msrp (cheaper at a few online shops). They have them
at CompUSA (at the full price of course).

They're also supposed to be releasing a similar but cheaper keyboard,
geared towards PS3 users, but that probably won't be available for a
while.

-dc

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf Of Matthew Nuzum
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:04 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: RE: [Cialug] MythTV project, any suggestions? + wiimote on
linux

On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 09:53 -0600, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Knoppmyth is debian based.
> RF keyboards are, in my experience, much more forgiving that IR - if 
> you haven't had any experience with them to make that call on your
own.
> 
>  -Nate

I whole-heatedly agree, and contrary to what you may guess, bluetooth is
inferior in range, ease of configuration, battery life, cost and
reliability compared to the non bluetooth rf based keyboards.

Shop around for the logitech wireless keyboard (non-bluetooth) and
you'll probably find it for $25.
--
Matthew Nuzum
newz2000 on freenode