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using OS X, just dedicated Linux (with mythtv 0.21) Haven't decided on which
flavour, but I use ubuntu everywhere else (the knoppix looks ok, and gentoo
seems very popular on appletv. Will buy a appletv and go from there. Open to
suggestions.....

Am happy with 6 buttons for these other secondary front-ends at this stage.
(Just need up, down, enter, esc, L, R ? ) My main living room I use the MCE
remote, and have programmed the vol and power so that is the only remote we
use.    Happy to spring for another remote later if the 6 buttons is really
annyoying. Not having a power button on the appletv remote for the
tv/monitor will be the kicker.

Cheers!


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> From: Wade Maxfield <mythtvnz at hotblack.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Front-end hardware
>
> On 2/5/09 1:06 PM, Russ McMullan wrote:
>
> >     - I'm thinking of using the AppleTV but it is a bit steep at $500,
> but
> >     supports HD, has a remote, HDMI, wireless.
>
> Is this going to run MythTV under OS X, or are you going to reboot into
> Linux when you want to use MythTV (or just leave permanently booted in
> Linux)?
>
> It's just that you can't change aspect ratio at all under OS X with 0.21
> or earlier.  I don't know about 0.22.
>
> Also you might want to up your budget to include a universal remote as
> the Apple Remote has only 6 buttons (12 functions if you include long
> presses - which are a pain to actually use)
>
>  - Wade
>
>

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>Hey wade, <br><br>From reading around the p=
lace and taking others recommendations, I wont be using OS X, just dedicate=
d Linux (with mythtv 0.21) Haven&#39;t decided on which flavour, but I use =
ubuntu everywhere else (the knoppix looks ok, and gentoo seems very popular=
 on appletv. Will buy a appletv and go from there. Open to suggestions.....=
<br>
<br>Am happy with 6 buttons for these other secondary front-ends at this st=
age. (Just need up, down, enter, esc, L, R ? ) My main living room I use th=
e MCE remote, and have programmed the vol and power so that is the only rem=
ote we use.=A0=A0=A0 Happy to spring for another remote later if the 6 butt=
ons is really annyoying. Not having a power button on the appletv remote fo=
r the tv/monitor will be the kicker. <br>
<br>Cheers!<br>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-l=
eft: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left:=
 1ex;"><br>
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From: Wade Maxfield &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mythtvnz at hotblack.co.nz">mythtvnz=
@hotblack.co.nz</a>&gt;<br>
Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Front-end hardware<br>
<br>
On 2/5/09 1:06 PM, Russ McMullan wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; =A0 =A0 - I&#39;m thinking of using the AppleTV but it is a bit steep =
at $500, but<br>
&gt; =A0 =A0 supports HD, has a remote, HDMI, wireless.<br>
<br>
Is this going to run MythTV under OS X, or are you going to reboot into<br>
Linux when you want to use MythTV (or just leave permanently booted in<br>
Linux)?<br>
<br>
It&#39;s just that you can&#39;t change aspect ratio at all under OS X with=
 0.21<br>
or earlier. =A0I don&#39;t know about 0.22.<br>
<br>
Also you might want to up your budget to include a universal remote as<br>
the Apple Remote has only 6 buttons (12 functions if you include long<br>
presses - which are a pain to actually use)<br>
<br>
 =A0- Wade<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br>

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