[ale] mythtv + xbmc suggestions wanted

[david w. millians]

Preston Boyington wrote:
> H P Ladds wrote:
> <snipped>
>> My only issue with the ION/Atom machines is their lack of a DVD player,
>> especially if it is used as a quiet frontend for a big noisy remote
>> backend server. How do you play rented DVDs in the scenario?
> I am planning on using a USB external DVD drive for this, but typically
> I rip my movies to mp4 or avi and they are available via NFS to my
> computers.  It's much easier this way since I can set up playlists for
> my daughter of all her favorite movies, cartoons, etc.  DVD sets can get
> expensive and little hands don't realize the cost at times.  :)

There is a Dell settop that just came out that does have a dvd 
builtin... It's a Inspiron Zino HD. It uses the Athlon and ATI lashup, 
but has a DVD included for $229. If I had known this was coming out, I 
might have waited. But the revo does work sweet, and is very quiet.
It does list ubuntu as a choice, so it should work.

Why myth on the backend? Don't you just need NFS or Samba...

>> I searched the article for "USB,"  and I'm not certain what you mean
>> here. Use the USB for an external drive, booting, the remote control?
> sorry I wasn't clear.  I'm planning on trying to use a USB TV Tuner
> Stick (like the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950) with the Acer Aspire Revo.  So
> far things are looking really promising for a media center.

...since you're putting the tuner on the revo?