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Subject: Re: Question on creating a video server
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>  Has anyone done this with FreeBSD and open source
> software, and has recommendations on what hardware to get
> and what software works with it?

mplayer play video files fine.

no idea about HDTV tunes

>
> PREFERABLY cheap - since ultimately we likely will get
> a big screen TV set once the prices fall.
>
> Ted
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