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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kazan on September 14, 2005, 07:58:51 pm
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Please check it for compatability faux pas as it's been a while since I designed a box so i'm not familiar with a lot of newer stuff
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1672646&WishListTitle=KAZAN%27S+MYTHTV+BOX
Case: nMEDIAPC HTCP 100
Motherboard: Sis760GX based mobo includes with case
Processor: AMD Sempron 64 2500+
RAM: 512MB PC 3200
Video: Geforce FX5200 (insisted upon by the people, even the other ATI fanboys, on the mythTV-users mailing list.. it's a driver support thing)
Capture Cards:
* Hauppage PVR-500
* Kworld VS-TV878RF w/ remote, FM radio (already have)
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well i have that very same tv tuner and it works great...just remember to 'liberate' sagetv along with it.
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SageTV... dude
mythTV is a program for linux that turns your box into a supertivo: http://www.mythtv.org/
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/bluetvmenu.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/visorosdtwo.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/visorosdone.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/epgvideo.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/mpf1.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/deletegrab.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/gametwo.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/mweather1.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/mythdvd1.png)
(http://mythtv.sourceforge.net/mc/mythnews1.png)
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I gotta get me an external TV tunner that works with Linux. :eek2:
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get an internal - probability of getting a working external is 500:1
http://cgi.ebay.com/HAUPPAUGE-WinTV-PVR-500-MCE-for-Media-Center-2005-NEW_W0QQitemZ5241147520QQcategoryZ3761QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
supported, recommended, single board dual-tuner - has onboard audio capture so you don't have to pass analogue cables to sound boards.
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Originally posted by Kazan
SageTV... dude
mythTV is a program for linux that turns your box into a supertivo: http://www.mythtv.org/
Heh. The MythTV guy is from the city I'm moving to.
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Originally posted by Kazan
get an internal - probability of getting a working external is 500:1
http://cgi.ebay.com/HAUPPAUGE-WinTV-PVR-500-MCE-for-Media-Center-2005-NEW_W0QQitemZ5241147520QQcategoryZ3761QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
supported, recommended, single board dual-tuner - has onboard audio capture so you don't have to pass analogue cables to sound boards.
I have a very cramped case (http://www.deviantart.com/view/22110232/); it may simply not be practically possible to fit a TV card in, now that I've installed a PCI slot cooler.
Auction isn't working right now anyway.
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if you have an open PCI slot you should have plenty of room
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I was forced to buy an extension cable for the power supply b/c the ATX connector wasn't long enough to reach the mobo, and some genius placed the LED/power button/etc connectors between a PCI slot and the back of the case, so I have to keep those in mind.
Plus I like keeping the system as minimalist as possible so there's less to restrict airflow, and it's not like I'll have much chance to use a tuner at a LAN party.
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build a dedicated box like i'm going to (probably not going to build mine until new years)
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The last time I bought a WinTv card it nuked, quite literally, my old graphics card. Any suggestions on a safe one?
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look at my design :D the PVR-500 is recommended by a lot of mythTV users
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dude, Kazan, that's badass...
i remember having a Hauppauge winTV card waaay back in the day, we're talking like 6 years ago almost. setting up a dedicated box like this is genius though.
soooooo what all do i need to get this working. cable box, graphics card, etc.
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Basically you need a computer with enough beef in the processor to do the MPEG2 encodes and decodes you're going to do simultaneously - Hauppage PVR-500s (and a lot of the other PVR-XXXs) have onboard MPEG2 encode/decode which lowers your CPU requirement
you need a lot of harddrive space
a decent video card with TV out capability
a linux distro you're familiar with, and mythTV
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That's pretty badass and I would build me one of those myself..... but then again, there's nothing worth watching on TV here these days.
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how does "mythtv" get the signal? do i need to get a special card that leads from the cable box to the linux box?
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That's what the PVR-500 is for. It's basically the same as the cable boxes you had to put on top of old TVs, but fits in a PCI slot. The PVR line also features, as its name suggests, video recording features.
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Originally posted by Kazan
build a dedicated box like i'm going to (probably not going to build mine until new years)
I can't even get my DVDs to play smoothly on an Athlon64 2800+ with my new install of Kubuntu. Why on earth would I want to shell out ~$500 and the extra floor space for a new computer just to watch TV? :doubt:
I would be better off buying an LCD TV + DVR box for that much; I could bring up tvguide.com for the scheduling part.
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Kubuntu can't even play DVDs properly on your computer? You sure you have it set up right?
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Probably not. I had them working fine under Ubuntu with xine (which Kaffeine uses).
I just have to figure out where it isn't set up right.
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One of my housemates is building a MythTV PVR. He should be moving in sometime tomorrow, so our PVR should be working by Sunday. Best thing: it's on our house LAN (80m of Cat5 cable laid by me, in my last five weeks of free time) so we can put all our music and video on it and enjoy all the benefits of a centralised media server.
Including being able to have incredible house parties, what with the uber-speakers being provided by another housemate.
PVR rocks.
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Kunbuntu and unbuntu are ****ty (i know, i tried them.. one of the guys at work uses it)
I stand by Fedora
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Can't stand it myself. It's alright if I don't have to maintain it (the University systems use Red Hat 9) but I wouldn't run it on my own system.