[PLUG] MythTV?

[Richard C. Steffens]

On 06/18/2013 06:51 PM, John Meissen wrote:
>
> I'm running Myth under Ubuntu 12.04 (Mythbuntu 12.04 64-bit). I can't say I've 
> had any real problems with it. The Mythbuntu.org support page has a number of 
> links, including to the MythTV wiki at http://www.mythtv.org/wiki.
>
> Was there something specific mentioned about 12.04?

The one I recall seeing was some conflict with Unity, but I don't find
it this morning. But maybe that was upgrading rather than a fresh install.

>> BTW, my plan will be to record HDTV content from an antenna, and not to
>> record programming from cable.
> That's what I'm doing. My intent was to cut the cord with Cable/Satellite and 
> stop wasting $1,000+/year just to watch TV. I took the easy approach, and got 
> an HDHomerun. I was so happy with it I bought a 2nd later on. Stay away from 
> the HDHomerun Prime. The 3 tuners is tempting, but it's cable-only. And for the 
> same price you can get two 2-tuner units.

Good to know. Thanks.

> The only real problem I had was getting audio to work over HDMI using the 
> internal on-board ATI hardware. I eventually gave up and got an inexpensive 
> (and fan-less) nVidia card, and use the proprietary driver.

That might not be a real issue for me. I'm planning to set up the stereo
with the TV and route the sound through the good speakers anyway.

> There's an annoying bug where it loses track of where it is if you're watching 
> live TV and the programming transitions to the next show... it works OK, but 
> always says it's at the end of the stream and doesn't skip forward/backward 
> very well. But I have no problems with recorded shows.

It is extremely rare that we watch live TV anymore. We've been really
spoiled by the automatic commercial skip on recorded shows. I think the
last time we watched live was during the Super Bowl when we actually
were interested in seeing the commercials -- well, some of them.

> You'll also want to avoid using the OTA embedded channel guide data. If there 
> are any reception problems it will end up filling the logfile with error 
> messages. Stick with Schedules Direct, it's worth the $25/yr.

I have Schedules Direct in use on my ReplayTV.

Thanks for the info.

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens