On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Don Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
> You are looking for mythtv :) >> >> I assume you are looking at Freeview DVB-T, not satellite. If so then >> IMHO the best digital tuner on the market is the HD Homerun >> http://nicegear.co.nz/dvb-**cards/silicondust-hdhomerun/<http://nicegear.co.nz/dvb-cards/silicondust-hdhomerun/>. >> It is a network >> device that any computer on your lan can use, but in the mythtv context >> it will only be accessed by your recording machine. >> > > Hi - thanks for the replies. I had had a look at the nice gear site - but > not at this particular gizmo. It looks like just the ticket - although I > was looking forward to fiddling with dip switches and jumpers - I miss that > stuff. I have NEVER seen a TV card with jumpers or dip switches. How is that ISA network card going for you? Seriously though most TV cards are plug and go provided they are supported in the kernel. > This looks too easy. And if I can't open it, do I really own it? > Other people have done the work for you and they are reasonably open people, they support open source - you'll see mythtv is officially supported and their command line and gui config tools run on linux, and not via wine or anything. Also it is ultimately a NZ company, so that has a feelgood factor. > > Incidentally, I saw this (http://www.globalpc.co.nz/** > Computers/Desktop-Computers/**ViewSonic-Desktops/Product-** > Specification-SY10002.aspx<http://www.globalpc.co.nz/Computers/Desktop-Computers/ViewSonic-Desktops/Product-Specification-SY10002.aspx>) > the other day. According to a quick search, it is powerful enough to run as > a mythtv backend ... > > You would have fun with that box and a HDHR, but ultimately you'll so fall in love with your new TV paradigm that you'll buy a machine with infinite hard drives as your backend and just use the Viewsonic as a frontend. It will certainly do good service though according to reports I have read of ION/Atom devices. Don't expect it to transcode or flag commercials though. This answer is based on knowledge of generic atom/ion machines, not this specific make/model. That price is cheaper than trademe!! > > don > > ______________________________**_________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected].**ac.nz <[email protected]> > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/**mailman/listinfo/linux-users<http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users> >
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