next up: azureus and dvix/xvid video watching, now that my DSL seems to have some signs of life in it......
SUSE 9.3 status
wifi broadband[ok]
firefox[sweet]
firefox flashplugin[nice]
watching DVDs[ok, region-free as well :thumbs: ]
if anyone has any hints on my apt-get issues, that would be cool. but i'm focusing on java 1_5 and azureus and divx/xvid now. battlestar galactica!! ep 6 and 7....
i'm wondering if i can develop a linux-based solution that costs $500 (you don't need a monitor, just a video card with tv output) and you could sell those for $1000
of course the challenges here are:
1. seamless high quality linux hardware and software engineering
2. attractive interface design
3. quality assurance and support structures
linux is like a lego set except when i was a kid i was never able to build those hardcore lego shite i think i was just making houses (OMFG why was i making houses not cars or planes or stuff!!! (i am a guy)
use old PCs, anything over 500 mhz will work, toss in a tuner card (with hardware en/transcoding to your preferred codec, i would say use mpeg 2 for DVD capability) ~384 mb ram (1gb if ya wanna do tons of extras) toss in a cheep-o vid card with s-video out and a $2 1/8->RCA adapter and maybe a DVD burner
(edit) you will want at least 100 gb hdd too for yourself...the breakdown on these tends to be roughly 1GB/hr
On this box, toss mythTV and you will be good for SD stuff...this can be built for ~200 and a saturday...used PCs are cheap...really cheap...check your classifieds
also watch episode 2 of "Systm" for a great how to, and ignore their specs unless u need HD
(edit)
MythTV is an Opensource Linux bacxed tivo clone
The tuner card will cost between $40 and $100 USD
The video card shouldnt cost any more than $40 USD (all you need is an nvidia 4000 series with tv out...and they are cheap now)
ram is fairly cheap ~40 for a 512 stick
that comes out to $180USD Not sure what that means where u are but it should be a lot cheaper than $2000...
Old, 500-1.2GHZ PCs run in the newspaper here for ~$40-$200...and can easily be talked down...just show them the best buy weekly circular
look at all this crap you guys have to do to get linux working...
i tried linux and after looking at "man pages",rpm's,and spending countless hours configuring it to get minor things working, i felt like i was working as an employee for a linux company!
instead of linux working for you, you're working for it!
who has time for all this nonsense?
sheeesh get a mac already.
linux will not penetrate the masses until they make it easy enough for your aunt polly in madison to run without configuring every little thing. if you're willing to spend hours, and hours, and hours, setting up linux, god love ya. me, i just wanna get stuff done.
look i needed somethin to do during my mid-term break, right? now i actually have to do stuff like prepare my lectures (i got to talk for 3 hours straight on friday ) and slides and practicals and stuff. and make sure my tutor, nice guy, quite um... -keen- (he may be reading this ) doesn't overdo himself and get unwell and not be able to help me out during class...
look i needed somethin to do during my mid-term break, right? now i actually have to do stuff like prepare my lectures (i got to talk for 3 hours straight on friday ) and slides and practicals and stuff. and make sure my tutor, nice guy, quite um... -keen- (he may be reading this ) doesn't overdo himself and get unwell and not be able to help me out during class...
linux will not penetrate the masses until they make it easy enough for your aunt polly in madison to run without configuring every little thing. if you're willing to spend hours, and hours, and hours, setting up linux, god love ya. me, i just wanna get stuff done.
Because we all know that Tivo and Google are only truly usable to those who hold a Ph.D. in CS and a masters in Unix administration...err...uh...riiiight...
Because we all know that Tivo and Google are only truly usable to those who hold a Ph.D. in CS and a masters in Unix administration...err...uh...riiiight...
Actually, they will require a PH.D. in Internet Studies.
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SUSE 9.3 status
wifi broadband[ok]
firefox[sweet]
firefox flashplugin[nice]
watching DVDs[ok, region-free as well :thumbs: ]
if anyone has any hints on my apt-get issues, that would be cool. but i'm focusing on java 1_5 and azureus and divx/xvid now. battlestar galactica!! ep 6 and 7....
and also as JVM for Azureus
phew... now to switch over to windoze and BURN SOME RUBBER
(bittorrent is slow when its nightime in my locale...)
hmmmm damn actually right now bitTorrent is flying. well, i'll play some games now and restart BT later
Originally posted by sunilraman
i'm wondering if i can develop a linux-based solution that costs $500 (you don't need a monitor, just a video card with tv output) and you could sell those for $1000
of course the challenges here are:
1. seamless high quality linux hardware and software engineering
2. attractive interface design
3. quality assurance and support structures
linux is like a lego set
use old PCs, anything over 500 mhz will work, toss in a tuner card (with hardware en/transcoding to your preferred codec, i would say use mpeg 2 for DVD capability) ~384 mb ram (1gb if ya wanna do tons of extras) toss in a cheep-o vid card with s-video out and a $2 1/8->RCA adapter and maybe a DVD burner
(edit) you will want at least 100 gb hdd too for yourself...the breakdown on these tends to be roughly 1GB/hr
On this box, toss mythTV and you will be good for SD stuff...this can be built for ~200 and a saturday...used PCs are cheap...really cheap...check your classifieds
also watch episode 2 of "Systm" for a great how to, and ignore their specs unless u need HD
(edit)
MythTV is an Opensource Linux bacxed tivo clone
The tuner card will cost between $40 and $100 USD
The video card shouldnt cost any more than $40 USD (all you need is an nvidia 4000 series with tv out...and they are cheap now)
ram is fairly cheap ~40 for a 512 stick
that comes out to $180USD Not sure what that means where u are but it should be a lot cheaper than $2000...
Old, 500-1.2GHZ PCs run in the newspaper here for ~$40-$200...and can easily be talked down...just show them the best buy weekly circular
i tried linux and after looking at "man pages",rpm's,and spending countless hours configuring it to get minor things working, i felt like i was working as an employee for a linux company!
instead of linux working for you, you're working for it!
who has time for all this nonsense?
sheeesh get a mac already.
linux will not penetrate the masses until they make it easy enough for your aunt polly in madison to run without configuring every little thing. if you're willing to spend hours, and hours, and hours, setting up linux, god love ya. me, i just wanna get stuff done.
Originally posted by sunilraman
look i needed somethin to do during my mid-term break, right? now i actually have to do stuff like prepare my lectures (i got to talk for 3 hours straight on friday
You live a tough life.
Originally posted by futuremac
linux will not penetrate the masses until they make it easy enough for your aunt polly in madison to run without configuring every little thing. if you're willing to spend hours, and hours, and hours, setting up linux, god love ya. me, i just wanna get stuff done.
Because we all know that Tivo and Google are only truly usable to those who hold a Ph.D. in CS and a masters in Unix administration...err...uh...riiiight...
Originally posted by a_greer
Because we all know that Tivo and Google are only truly usable to those who hold a Ph.D. in CS and a masters in Unix administration...err...uh...riiiight...
Actually, they will require a PH.D. in Internet Studies.
Originally posted by ThinkingDifferent
You live a tough life.
tell that to these people
http://www.macmod.com/