Ok, it seems that every time I take a step forward I also take one back. So before jumping into setting up the remote I decided to take a quick spin through the desktop and then MythTV to make sure the basics still work. Now I’m very glad I did that. I don’t know exactly what’s going on here because […]
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Not really much to say here that the title already didn’t cover, but My Movies collection manager has been updated and one interesting new feature is the ability to generate PDF reports of your movie collection. Some times it isn’t conducive to guests to scroll through your movie collection on the big screen and thus is just easier to hand […]
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For those of you who have a active 3D projector and are feeling a deep yearning desire to transform it into a passive 3D projector, Tru3D has released a solution for you. For the low price of $1,499.99, the Tru3D converter automatically polarizes the light leaving the projector such that all that is required for viewing is a standard pair of […]
Read moreWelcome back to another exciting entry into what should have been a well planned out and straight forward upgrade from MythTV 0.21 to MythTV 0.24. Here’s a recap: 1) Upgraded the backend 2) “Upgraded” the frontend 3) Got MythTV working on Windows 4) Performed integration testing 5) Failed integration testing – Frontend no workey. X-Windows doesn’t load, then no remote […]
Read moreWhen choosing the perfect chassis for a home theater PC (HTPC), something that is more “consumer electronics” (CE) looking is often desired. Missing Remote reader, Kirby Baker, didn’t just buy off the shelf in his quest. He modified a TiVo Series 1 chassis and built an extremely capable HTPC inside. Kirby did an awesome job and it is a lot of fun […]
Read moreTonight, while pondering my IR receiver, I decided to take it easy a bit and play around with MythTv Player on my laptop. This has led me to another shortfall of my current setup in that I still need to get Mythweb running. Mythweb is very handy for use with MythTv Player because the player doesn’t have the ability to […]
Read moreI’ve been doing a bit of research today and it doesn’t look good. Getting the remote working a matter of installing LIRC (either with yum install lirc or else building it manually). In the past, once it’s installed, I’ve had to load the lirc_imon kernel module which is the driver for my Antec Fusion 430 Black IR receiver. Then I […]
Read moreToday I spent a while poking at the frontend again. If you will remember from yesterday the changeover didn’t go quite as smoothly as I had hoped for. When I turned on the frontend I was greeted with a black screen. Eventually I was able to get to a command line but didn’t get any further before going to bed. After […]
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Sling Media seems to have made it their mission to make sure that Slingbox owners can access their television from anywhere in the world on any device imaginable. Now, just to make sure that they haven’t left any stone unturned, Sling has also launched a SlingPlayer for Facebook app. Slingbox SOLO and Slingbox PRO-HD users need to update to the […]
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When Starz decided not to renew their deal with Netflix back in September, I mentioned that my money was on Starz emulating HBO and going their own way with an independent streaming service and app. Starz President Chris Albrecht recently announced that Starz would be making a big digital push in 2012, including launching an app that would stream Starz […]
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