[mythtv] New user

tarek Lubani mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:50:28 -0500


I think it all depends on what kind of user you are.. But if you have a 
huge-screen TV with a great sound receiver / speakers, then I suggest you 
don't let yourself get bottlenecked by the sound card or video capturing..

I think a WinTV is very economical.. Some of them have S-Video ins, which 
is even more appropriate..

Personally, I tried a cheapo sound card.. it had an *unbelievable* amount 
of noise coming in from the line in!!! I ended up picking up a second hand 
SB Live, and the difference is phenomenal!

At this point, the average viewer can't notice the difference between my 
system and a receiver hooked directly into the TV, except at some 
high-speed parts.. in which case there is some stuff going on that I am 
still trying to figure out / resolve..

Good luck, my friend..

tarek : )

>If you don't require a tuner (i.e. you're feeding video from a cable/dss
>box) this model is pretty cheap if you can find it:
>
>http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CYBER-AV
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mythtv-dev-admin@snowman.net [mailto:mythtv-dev-admin@snowman.net]
>On Behalf Of Wes Biggs
>Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 8:05 PM
>To: mythtv-dev@snowman.net
>Subject: [mythtv] New user
>
>So I'm going to take the plunge and build a MythTV box for a Christmas
>project, er, present, and given that the only spare hardware I've got
>lying around was bought sometime in the last millenium, I'm planning to
>go to the local computer fair and get a new rig.  My plan is your
>typical "media center" machine, headless except for the TV out, with one
>
>or two big fat hard drives for TV and music.
>
>It sounds like many posters here have had good luck with Athlon 1800s so
>
>I may go that route.  Anyone have any preferences they'd like to share
>for MoBos?
>
>Also, is the Hauppage WinTV the best value card out there, or is there
>something else from ATI that's good?
>
>Apologies for the newbie questions, but consider mine a mind to be
>molded.
>
>And, out of curiosity, what's the highest quality setting (resolution)
>that MythTV will try to record at?
>
>I'm totally blown away by the screenshots... props to Isaac and everyone
>
>else who has worked on this thing.
>
>Wes
>
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