Comments on: State of the tuckienet http://tuckie.net/wordpress/2008/01/03/state-of-the-tuckienet/ Welcome to the interblag! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:18:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: tuckie http://tuckie.net/wordpress/2008/01/03/state-of-the-tuckienet/#comment-184 tuckie Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:22:53 +0000 http://tuckie.net/wordpress/?p=25#comment-184 Other videos are integrated through the MythVideo plugin. All of the MythTV stuff is now very easy to install via the Mythbuntu control panel. In order for it to automatically look for new files, there is a checkbox that says something like "scan for new files when browsing for videos." I'm currently using xine setup as the video player for MythVideo. This can easily configured (again) through the mythbuntu control panel. As for music playback...Well... it pretty much sucks. The interface is pretty dated looking, and for whatever reason it crashes randomly (I have a theory that it's a problem with a visualization). I'm considering looking into xbmc for linux, I just am waiting for mythtv frontend support to improve. The reality is, I just end up using my main box for listening to music, so its not too high on my priority list. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to help. Other videos are integrated through the MythVideo plugin. All of the MythTV stuff is now very easy to install via the Mythbuntu control panel. In order for it to automatically look for new files, there is a checkbox that says something like “scan for new files when browsing for videos.” I’m currently using xine setup as the video player for MythVideo. This can easily configured (again) through the mythbuntu control panel.

As for music playback…Well… it pretty much sucks. The interface is pretty dated looking, and for whatever reason it crashes randomly (I have a theory that it’s a problem with a visualization). I’m considering looking into xbmc for linux, I just am waiting for mythtv frontend support to improve. The reality is, I just end up using my main box for listening to music, so its not too high on my priority list.

If you have any other questions, I’d be happy to help.

]]> By: michael http://tuckie.net/wordpress/2008/01/03/state-of-the-tuckienet/#comment-183 michael Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:49:41 +0000 http://tuckie.net/wordpress/?p=25#comment-183 really interested in this combination! im thinking about setting up a similar box. I was wondering if you have to add downloaded media items manually in Myth, or does this all integrate easily. Im especially wondering if there is a foobar2000 like integration for myth. (directory structure = playlist structure). really interested in this combination! im thinking about setting up a similar box. I was wondering if you have to add downloaded media items manually in Myth, or does this all integrate easily. Im especially wondering if there is a foobar2000 like integration for myth. (directory structure = playlist structure).

]]> By: kev http://tuckie.net/wordpress/2008/01/03/state-of-the-tuckienet/#comment-5 kev Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:00:24 +0000 http://tuckie.net/wordpress/?p=25#comment-5 those server specs aren't bad, dude. i haven't done anything with RAID, but I probably will somewhere down the road. if i had a million dollars... or uh, 6200... then this would be my rig: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=6675831&WishListTitle=A+Beast those server specs aren’t bad, dude. i haven’t done anything with RAID, but I probably will somewhere down the road.

if i had a million dollars… or uh, 6200… then this would be my rig:

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=6675831&WishListTitle=A+Beast

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