[ale] mythtv + xbmc suggestions wanted

[scott]

I have an atom 330 machine with a DVD drive in it.  Originally I was  
going to skip the drive but it made life easier with one.  Plus I can  
use the machine as a DVD player.

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On Nov 17, 2009, at 12:40, Preston Boyington <preston.lists at gmail.com>  
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.  :)
>
>>
>> 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.
>
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