About ping. the command chmod u+s /bin/ping will enable ping for the normal user, who then can start mythfrontend quite happily.

I use the command mythfrontend -l /media/mmc1/mythfrontend.log 2>&1 which logs output to a log file.

I'm not bothered about the on-screen keyboards, I didn't try them using the d-pad which by the way works fine on an 800, but I am using my trusty iGo slim keyboard.

I have tried a recording transcoded down to mpeg4 with a bitrate of 800, audio 32000 and quality of 7, Video size not changed from about 720x576. which did not work.

I'm busy transcoding a recording down to 400x240 with the other setting as above, but I not hopeful that it will work.

cracking job so far though.

cheers

Gaz