On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Michael Butash <
michael@butash.net> wrote:
> Honestly, my hacked xbox was simply the best investment as a media
> player ever, plus it still plays games. Even better, it rips the games
> to HD, or readily accepts them via ftp pushed iso's. I still use it to
> this day (7yr later), where im begrudgingly migrating to xbmc on linux
> for 720p and higher res (xbox's 700mhz p3 doesn't cut the mustard for
> h.264 video).
>
> With software hacks, makes for one heck of a powerful media player for a
> $50 used xbox, and just stream media from a simple file share.
>
> I suppose this also presumes you hoard your own media, but I've only
> ever found Tivo's more cumbersome to use than xbmc. Commercials make me
> irritable, and since media cartels mandated no automagical
> commercial-skipping to kill their revenue/brainwashing, they seem...
> pointless.
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/127787.html
>
>
> -mb
>
>
> > but if i cannibalize the x box my son will cry... and i cant afford to
> > replace it quite yet :-)
> >
> > but i want to... boy do i want to...
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Michael Butash<michael@butash.net>
> wrote:
> > > I've used linuxmce, quirky/broken is my best way to describe it. Spent
> > > a considerable amount of time trying to make it work for home
> > > automation, finally gave up and just spent some cash for windoze-based
> > > HA software (homeseer). It uses myth on the backend, you're probably
> > > better off using myth direct via it's own front-end.
> > >
> > > I rather like/recommend xbox media center (on a hacked xbox or linux),
> > > but I don't DVR anything, just watch locally downloaded files. Who
> > > needs icky commercials when teh interwebs provide such great
> > > commercial-free content...
> > >
> > > -mb
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2009-07-06 at 09:41 -0700, Stephen wrote:
> > >> there is also the LinuxMCE project. which looks very cool.
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Lisa Kachold<lisakachold@obnosis.com>
> wrote:
> > >> > Yes, I built a few MythTv's. Easy to do.
> > >> >
> > >> > I wanted a Tivo for $50.00.
> > >> >
> > >> > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Joe <joe@nationnet.com> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Could you use a Tomato flashed router, configure in client mode,
> and
> > >> >> then you would have an ethernet port as close to the Tivo as you
> want. I
> > >> >> have been Tivo free for over a year and it's great. Mythbuntu is
> much
> > >> >> better.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Lisa Kachold wrote:
> > >> >> > Hi! My Series 2 Tivo requires a phone line to do guided setup.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > http://tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=406951
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > After that I can configure the Wireless USB Adapter in
> Networking, but
> > >> >> > unfortunately with my OS Tivo Version, I supposedly MUST
> (according to
> > >> >> > Tivo) have the phone.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I did see a few old posts about using Windows XP Hyperterm and a
> NULL
> > >> >> > modem connection from PC to rj11.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > http://www.b-lan.com/otto/tivo3xp/
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I have a serial null modem cable, but...
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > a) I don't have any Serial connection on my Vista
> > >> >> > b) I have pppd on linux
> > >> >> > c) I don't have a rj11 adapter (could go to radio shack?)
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > and some for getting around the Guided Setup via a dialout hack
> using
> > >> >> > ",401# with a ethernet DHCP connection:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> http://everything2.com/title/How%2520to%2520setup%2520a%2520TiVo%2520without%2520a%2520phone%2520line
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > d) I have only a Wireless USB - not an ethernet one.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > 1) Anyone have a house with a hardwired phone line and a full
> boat
> > >> >> > cable I can do setup with? (Takes about 5 hours via phone line)?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > 2) Other suggestions?
> > >> >> >
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> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
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