On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:41 AM, John Meier <john.meier at gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Are many of you using MythTV? I don't know much about it. I'm thinking >> it would be great to have a computer-based way of programming to record TV >> shows, and I think MythTV does that. Do I need a special card for the >> computer to be able to take in digital info from an antenna? How would you >> recommend I get started? >> >> Mike >> > > > I've been running mythtv for a long, long time. I like LinHes which is > based on Arch. It used to be called Knoppmyth, as a few versions ago it > was based on Knoppix. > > 3 years ago we ditched Directv and went OTA w/ a HDHomerun unit - setup > was a snap (I really hated the homemade serial cable and script I had to > use to change channels on the DirecTv STB). > > I now run a frontend/backend machine in the downstairs family room - it's > got a couple Tb of disk space and a front end in the upstairs tv area. I > also netboot off the downstairs unit in my office (another frontend). > > I'd recommend at least a P4 and a Nvidia card - Microcenter has a Geforce > 210 (fanless) made by Zotac for around $48 - plus there's a $15 mail in > rebate. > > I'm currently building 2 frontends right now - so hit me up if you need > help! > > Peace > john > Oh - forgot to add this bit: I picked up 2 of these machines via the Jobs foundation auction: http://www.k-bid.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?klosteria64/6 They make great little myth boxes - they are pretty quiet and the integrated intel video was able to play back recorded programs (although it had problems with some ripped movies I have). Keep your eye on the auctions as I picked up 2 of the above boxes for under $55 each (I thought it was a pretty good deal!) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120125/607ff0d9/attachment.html>