pavithran wrote:
<SNIP>
> Hi ,
> Buy a CPU with a nice TV tuner card and good graphic card .
> Install http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Center and enjoy :D
>
> Yes I am suggesting someone to use a proprietary software in a linux
> list but I am afraid that there is no *viable* FOSS alternative :(
>
> This is because of many reasons :
> * Bad Hardware vendors who don't write free drivers .
> *Many proprietary video formats
> *lack of video standards ( Yes MPEG is a ISO standard but mp3,divx thrive )
> etc etc etc
>
> Since you are installing it for a non tech user you better give a
> software which even if updated wont ever break . Yes GNU/Linux updates
> are great but when it comes to some proprietary
> driver/software/plugin/hack updates tend to break more often .
>
> All the best and do inform us how it goes .
>
> Regards,
> Pavithran
>
>
Hi,
As a Mythbuntu co-founder and a member of the MythTV packages on Ubuntu
team, i am kind of shocked with this response.
Generally television is MPEG(*), normally natively via DVB-*.
Regarding media, the ONLY codec i have had issues with is on high-def
.mkv (Makarov), however - currently the limitation is on MY hardware
rather than the software. Please find me another format that is in use,
that I cannot view - as i'm confident you will not be able to. Mythtv
regularly imports a merge from ffmpeg, so benefits from that projects
really rather awesome support. Further, Mythtv supports (and sometimes
recommends) loading an external player (such as Xine), and that is
handled cleanly. However, i use the Internal player for pretty much
everything. This includes the MORE common XviD format, and playing mp3's.
It's worth noting the following response I got from a Hardware DVB-S2-CI
card manufacturer which i was in recent email correspondence with, they
stated:
"The card has been initially designed for the professional market, that
is why the main and the only driver is for Linux. No Windows support is
planned because not required."
In regards to Mythtv on Ubuntu, we go to great measures to ensure that
upgrades (if required) are as clean as possible. Seeing FUD like the
above, really is a slap in the face. Thanks.
Kind Regards,
Dave Walker
