[mythtv-users] Getting Started with MythTV

Robert Empfield oldwizeman85 at hotmail.com
Mon Jul 7 10:28:33 EDT 2003


Thanks for the replies everyone.  All of your information has been very 
helpful.

>From what most of you said, my machine might not be powerful enough to run 
MythTV with decend video quality.  I guess I'll have to start looking around 
for parts to update this computer.  If anyone has any suggestions on 
hardware, please, let me know.

Thanks again.

Robert


>From: "Robert Empfield" <oldwizeman85 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
>To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
>Subject: [mythtv-users] Getting Started with MythTV
>Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 22:16:05 -0400
>
>Hi everyone.  Just subscribed to this mailing list today and wanted to say 
>hi to everyone.
>
>A couple of days ago, I discovered MythTV and everything that it can do.  I 
>am highly interested in using MythTV but have a view questions before I get 
>too involved.  I know there are a lot of questions listed and I am sorry 
>for this.  Being new to this all, I wanted to get my questions out there so 
>I can decide whether this is for me or not.
>
>1.) I am a Linux newbie.  I am currently learning how to use Red Hat Linux 
>9.  Is MythTV to complex to install and configure for someone who is new to 
>Linux or could I manage with my limited knowledge?
>
>2.) I have an extra computer here that I would like to use for MythTV.  
>Here are its specs:
>
>Pentium III 800 MHz Processor
>384 MB DIMM Memory
>4.2 GB Hard Drive (OS is located on this drive)
>30 GB Hard Drive (Used as storage)
>Sound Blaster Live! PCI Sound Card
>64MB TNT AGP Video Card
>10/100 Ethernet Card
>56K Modem
>Red Hat Linux 9
>
>Would this hardware be able to handle to use MythTV?  I would like to 
>connect this computer to my entertainment center and use it just like a 
>TIVO.
>
>3.) In the hardware list above, there was no TV capture card listed.  I 
>know that a video capture card is needed to run MythTV.  I am currently 
>looking at the Hauppauge Win PVR 350.  I know that this card has a hardware 
>encoder.  If this system were unable to handle MythTV because of the 
>processor speed, would this card help?  Is this card capable of working 
>with Linux/MythTV.
>
>4.) Is there a distribution of Linux that is recommended for using with 
>MythTV?  Right now I have Red Hat Linux 9 installed on this computer.  
>Since I mainly want to use this computer like a TIVO, do I really need this 
>Linux version installed with a GUI?  Being that I am a Linux newbie, could 
>I get away with a text-based version of Linux?
>
>5.) I know that for some Linux distributions that someone must log in 
>because Linux was designed to be a multi-user OS.  Is there a way to 
>automatically log on, when the computer is booted, and also load MythTV?
>
>6.) Can MythTV be used with a remote control like the one from Streamzap?
>
>Thanks for any help that is given and, again, sorry for the length.
>
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