[mythtv-users] MythTV looks incredible

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Monday 13 October 2003 04:45 pm, James Pifer wrote:
> Answering a couple replies at once here. 
> 
> The poor quality is due to the VCR recording's and/or the tapes. If I
> play a purchased video tape the quality is fine. Regular TV also looks
> ok. A recorded show from any of my VCR's is crap. That being said, I
> don't have high-end VCR's either. 
> 
> As far as the remote, I was thinking more in terms of the playback in
> the home theater, when not sitting in front of the PC. I was thinking,
> (assuming :-( ) that playback would be a function of MythTV not the
> tuner card, hence the remote not being usable? That was an assumption,
> possibly a bad one. Live TV would be ok. I'll hit the archives again
> about the remote control.  

Ah, I see... I had assumed your box would be next to your home theater.  It is 
true, the remote on the PVR-250 will do you no good if you don't have 
line-of-sight from where you're sitting to the IR receiver.  Are you planning 
on building a second box to use as a frontend only, to go with your home 
theater, or are you just planning on running long video & audio cables from 
your PC to your home theater?  If the former, you can get an IR receiver or a 
wireless keyboard to use.  If the latter, your only option is probably an IR 
extender.  Either way you'll need *some* form of input device.

-JAC