curious setup & software and hardware

[thetankatlasash]

1.if im using digital cable or bell satelite...is it possible to change channels via myth or do I have to use the corresponding hardware that is included with satelite and cable box?
(a)if i have to use corresponding hardware, will I be able to have picture in picture?
(b)will i be able to watch one program while recording another?

2.is there an linux supported game pad that can be used for emulators for myth tv?

3.is it possible to rip a dvd disc to mythtv box using hardware encoder? ie divx or xvid
(a)or rip cd

4.is there and or safe to use bittorent client while watching program or encoding?

5. is there an translucent chat client that can be used while watching program?

6.can I use mythtv to show incoming phone calls or skype calls that display caller id?
(a)what about answering machine?

7.if using bittorent client...is there a tool for automatic downloading of new torrent video and music.

8.is there an alarm clock that can play mp3?

9.is it possible to connect to security camera

i0.is there any way to have some type of client that can alert viewer of important news, or have rss feeds scroll accros the program screen?

11.is there an program that can be used and inform you like an alarm planner or of upcoming birthdays, twitter etc

13.can it tell me when the milk is all gone, and can it go to the store to buy more?

[thetankatlasash]

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[newlinux]

1.if im using digital cable or bell satelite...is it possible to change channels via myth or do I have to use the corresponding hardware that is included with satelite and cable box?
(a)if i have to use corresponding hardware, will I be able to have picture in picture?
(b)will i be able to watch one program while recording another?

2.is there an linux supported game pad that can be used for emulators for myth tv?

3.is it possible to rip a dvd disc to mythtv box using hardware encoder? ie divx or xvid
(a)or rip cd

4.is there and or safe to use bittorent client while watching program or encoding?

5. is there an translucent chat client that can be used while watching program?

6.can I use mythtv to show incoming phone calls or skype calls that display caller id?
(a)what about answering machine?

7.if using bittorent client...is there a tool for automatic downloading of new torrent video and music.

8.is there an alarm clock that can play mp3?

9.is it possible to connect to security camera

i0.is there any way to have some type of client that can alert viewer of important news, or have rss feeds scroll accros the program screen?

11.is there an program that can be used and inform you like an alarm planner or of upcoming birthdays, twitter etc

13.can it tell me when the milk is all gone, and can it go to the store to buy more?

Man you asked a ton of questions in one thread which in my experience decreases your chances of getting and answer.

1. Yes myth can do it with an ir blaster, serial cable, or firewire depending on your STB

2. Plenty. I use a rumblepad for my PSX, NES, and SNES emulation needs. There is a mythgame section to the myth wiki

3. You can rip cds and dvds. not sure what you mean by using a hardware encoder for ripping... You can transcode to most any container/codec you like...

4. plenty of bittorrent clients you can use, safe could mean a lot of things so I'm not sure how to comment on that one.

5. don't use chat clients, so I don't know

6. I do this with caller ID. I used the elseed code (with some modifications) that was written for Tivos to read in caller ID information from an external hardware modem. So any of my computers can subscribe to caller ID on screen with a YAC client.

7. Probably - try out a few different bittorrent clients.

8. I have no idea

9. Yes

10. Yes probably, but I don't know what all that would entail

11. In linux in general or in myth? I imagine so in Linux, don't know about a myth plugin.

12. what happened to 12?

13. With enough hacking, anything is possible :)

[larsolav]

6. I do this with caller ID. I used the elseed code (with some modifications) that was written for Tivos to read in caller ID information from an external hardware modem. So any of my computers can subscribe to caller ID on screen with a YAC client.


newlinux, how did you do this? Now I want caller ID on my mythbuntu box too!

Thanks!

[newlinux]

newlinux, how did you do this? Now I want caller ID on my mythbuntu box too!

Thanks!

It's been a while...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=396832