Re: [mythtv-users] New and Green here. Looking for your suggestions and experience w/MythTV.

2005-06-22 Thread Bruce Markey
Kelly wrote: Mike Criqui wrote: ... If you could suggest the most user friendly hardware to get this project going, I would be very appreciative. Tivo I agree that if the objective is plug'n'play user friendly, a commercial DVR is the way to go but to "get this project going" do not buy pro

Re: [mythtv-users] New and Green here. Looking for your suggestions and experience w/MythTV.

2005-06-22 Thread Kelly
On 6/22/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Mike wants HD: > > Tivo does't have a HD ready box for cable yet (dont know about OTA, > but I searched and couldn't find any). HD-Tivo is only available from > dish/direct (sat. companies) -- they are only selling it, not renting > it AFAIK

Re: [mythtv-users] New and Green here. Looking for your suggestions and experience w/MythTV.

2005-06-22 Thread Mudit Wahal
If Mike wants HD: Tivo does't have a HD ready box for cable yet (dont know about OTA, but I searched and couldn't find any). HD-Tivo is only available from dish/direct (sat. companies) -- they are only selling it, not renting it AFAIK (price is $600 ??). Cable companies are supplying their own HD

Re: [mythtv-users] New and Green here. Looking for your suggestions and experience w/MythTV.

2005-06-22 Thread Michael T. Dean
Kelly wrote: Third, if possible I'd like the HD out to be both DVI and component if that is possible. DVI will not get you 1080i Should work... Single-link DVI has a maximum resolution of [EMAIL PROTECTED] (double the frame rate of 1080p30 and effectively double 1080i) while a dual-l

Re: [mythtv-users] New and Green here. Looking for your suggestions and experience w/MythTV.

2005-06-22 Thread Mudit Wahal
If you are looking for more user friendly software/hardware which can do HDTV, then goto Sony HD recorder which has ATSC tuner builtin [https://www.onecall.com/PID_25076.htm]. You can also get HD-Tivo, dont know how much it costs. You will save time and mental agony of setting your own system. It'

Re: [mythtv-users] New and Green here. Looking for your suggestions and experience w/MythTV.

2005-06-22 Thread Kelly
> Second, I want to be able to record HD OTA programming. Video card, capture > card suggestions? I use the pchdtv.com HD3000 > Third, if possible I'd like the HD out to be both DVI and component if that > is possible. DVI will not get you 1080i > > If you could suggest the most user friendly

[mythtv-users] New and Green here. Looking for your suggestions and experience w/MythTV.

2005-06-22 Thread Mike Criqui
Hi, I'm looking to put together my first MythTV box. There are a few things I would like though, so I'd appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction. First, I want to house this thing in a small form factor box. Perhaps you have some suggestions? Second, I want to be able t