[mythtv-users] Re:Sell mythtv "set-top" boxes

[Roby Adams]

>A list of "turnkey" hardware to purchase plus a single ISO to download with
all of the software I needed would have been nice.

Yeah, and it would be cool if it could make me a latte while I wait for the
install and read my mind to get all the correct settings.  Or, if it could
absorb the settings and recordings from my tivo through osmosis that would
be excellent.

:)

Roby Adams

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Blalock" <bblalock at mtco.com>
To: "MythTV user Mailing list." <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 6:24 AM
Subject: [mythtv-users] Re:Sell mythtv "set-top" boxes


> This is pretty close to what I was looking for in my "Database of working
> systems" question.
>
> A list of "turnkey" hardware to purchase plus a single ISO to download
with
> all of the software I needed would have been nice.
>
> Has making a custom Knoppix disk with the latest MythTV software and
> everything else that's needed been discussed to death yet?
>
> Victor wrote:
> >This is an interesting discussion thread. I would guess that there a lots
of
> >technically capably people willing to buy a preconfigured, open source
linux
> >based "Media" box.
> >
> >I think the collective group of people here would greatly benefit from
the
> >shared experience of all of us that have hacked together a MythTV box, so
I
> >would like to gather the responses from people on configurations :
> >
> >1) Best Celeron mobo with (full-duplex) integrated audio and accelerated
> >2D/3D?
> >
> >2) Best Duron/XP mobo with (full-duplex) integrated audio and accelerated
> >2D/3D?
> >
> >3) IR Transmitter and Receiver configurations (cheapest)?
> >* IRDA chip or GPIO controlled custom circuits will probably fit the
> >bill
> >
> >4) Cheapest/Best (stable) Tuner/MPEG encoder/decoder board?
> >
> >I have built 4 different MythTV boxes each with it's own issues, and my
best
> >(bang for your buck) system runs around $350 retail. Toss in a DVD-RW to
> >archive media away, and for ~$550 you've got a decent HTPC.
> >
> >We don't have to make a business around this. Just arriving at a some
> >optimally configured systems could really save time for people putting
> >together their own systems (or providing a starting place for system
> >builders).
> >
> >It would be nice to build a custom distro for our Standard box that we
could
> >all collectively build and refine. I would contribute hosting for a
project
> >on TeraMech. I can also have CDs made quite cheaply to distribute
distros,
> >since I wouldn'd want to chew up all my BW.
> >
> >- Victor
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