[PLUG] MythTV experiences?

Terry Griffin griffint at pobox.com
Mon Sep 28 20:32:53 UTC 2009


> I'd like to get rid of my tivo/comcast combo. Is anyone here using
> MythTV (or similar) to record over-the-air HD broadcasts?
>
> I have most of the parts I need except for a few important ones (like a
> recording card) and I was wondering what experiences people have had
> with whatever hardware they are using.
>
>

Works for me:
- CentOS 5.3
- MythTV 0.21 (RPMs from atrpms.net)
- Custom kernel build (2.6.27.x) for DVB.
- Intel P4, 3.2 GHz, HT
- 3GB RAM
- pcHDTV HD-3000
- ATi Radeon 9600

The HD-3000 may not be under production any longer. The HD-5500 is the
latest offering. My understanding is that is uses the same drivers.

The CPU is just at the edge of being able to handle HD rendering.
Previously this machine had a 2.8 GHz P4 (no hyperthreading) and it
was insufficient. Any modern processor should do fine.

This might be helpful:

   ftp://ftp.axian.com/pub/people/terryg/PLUG/HD-Content-on-Linux.pdf

Terry





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