Re: [mythtv-users] Cost of MythTV Machines

2006-01-23 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
> - How much is silence in your living room worth? Rather a lot, a 200 kw turbogenerator is stone silent comapared to my 6-yar old, so... > - Do you (and other family members) want an "ugly" old computer > showcased in your living room? No, so I have it behind the wall unit and use an RF keyboa

[mythtv-users] RE: Wireless Keyboard Questions

2006-01-03 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 Dewey Smolka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said (in part) > Anyone have any recommendations for a small wireless keyboard, > preferably with built-in pointer? When putting together my Myth box, I picked up an Inland RF wireless keyboard and mouse set-up from MicroCenter for $20. It w

[mythtv-users] Hard disk access

2005-12-07 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
I think I just had an "AHA!" moment. I've been wondering why my MythBox (combined frontend/backend) keeps accessing the hard drive. Is it the database being queried for jobs? Chris K. "Chris Pinkham" said, in part... > The default check frequency is 60 seconds, but it goes down to 10 or >

[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 34, Issue 20

2005-12-05 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
I'm using an older nVidia GeForce 4 that I picked up (used) on eBay for about $14 including shipping. It's working fine, and getting it set up (using Jarod's Fedora Core instructions) was a breeze. On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 06:46:02 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > Anyone want to share their

[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 330

2005-11-30 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
Thanks for the quick reply. I haven't yet messed about with channel- changing on the VCR yet (I'm trying to take this one piece at a time). Hooking up the S-Video was the next step after getting basic Myth tv- watching and recording working (which it was). I'll try the following: 1) Jack up the

[mythtv-users] Blank Recordings - please confirm

2005-11-30 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
I'm having an issue with blank recordings, and I wanted to confirm what I'm finding by searching the archive (because I'm hoping that there is a different answer available). I have two inputs to a PVR-150 card connected, Tuner0 goes to my cable (no cable box) and the S-Video input comes from ou

Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 MCE - Switching inputs

2005-11-15 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:44:46 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote > You just need to create a new video source and assign it to a > channel. Lots in the archives about this. Search on VCR. > > Mike Mike - Thanks! I looked for but didn't find a search capability for the archives, or I'd have checke

[mythtv-users] PVR-150 MCE - Switching inputs

2005-11-15 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
I just got my PVR-150MCE card and am getting into configuration. I'm a Myth newbie, but fairly conversant in Linux. All is going well thus far, but I have a few questions about capabilities. The 150 has both a coax-in to the tuner and an S-video in. I plan on using the S-video input for my

Re: [mythtv-users] Good tuner card?

2005-11-03 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
I'm a Myth newbie, but I've been camping out comparison-shopping the hardware available. What card you want depends on what you are doing. The 150 is the price leader, and gives hardware MPEG-2 encoding. You will be using Myth software for decoding (or your video card, if it has a hardware

Re: [mythtv-users] Getting started, which tuner card Haup. or NVTV

2005-10-14 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:11:57 -0500, Frank Dux wrote > Hello, > I am trying to figure out which tv tuner card to buy for mythtv. I > plan on running Xbox (XBMC mythtv plugin) as frontend. However, for > my backend I am trying to decide between Hauppauge series or eVGA > NVTV series card. > > Doe

Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware MPEG2 vs bt878

2005-09-29 Thread CHRIS KOTTING
> Is there any difference between the MCE version vs the Non- > MCE?...other than the MCE version is $50 cheaper? The MCE version is intended for the Micro$oft Media Center (MCE = Media Center Edition), so it doesn't come with the IR interface or remote. > Does V3L run on both Hauppauge PVR-15