[mythtv-users] DVD carousel or lots of HDD space?
Michael Miyabara-McCaskey
mykarz at miyabara.com
Mon Jan 10 18:52:04 EST 2005
Hail Mythtv gurus,
I'm a total newbie to the world of PVR's and I've found only documentation
on HOW to do something with MythTV, I havent found anything on WHAT to do
with MythTV...
So... Here goes... I'll get my fireproof suit on now! :-) But please
tell me if I'm being silly or not on each option.
I'm thinking of setting up a system, that can use a Sony DVP-CX985 - 400
DVD jukebox ($300), as it's primary method of archiving recorded TV +
playing existing DVDs... (as I'm trying to avoid buying several terrabytes of HDD
space - as I have a collection of several hundred DVDs today).
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Config#1: Basic PVR w/glorified frontend maybe?
- Sony DVD connected directly to TV/speaker input#1.
- Dish Network connected directly to MythTV host.
- MythTV connected to TV & speaker system on TV/speaker input#2.
- MythTV external receiver IR blaster to control Sony DVD.
Question on this option:
Can MythTV be loaded with a list of the DVDs that I put into the Sony
DVD player? From what I have read, the "MythVideo" module, is what would
be used to play these back, as well as annotate the IMDB info on each line
item... Can "MythVideo" act as a pass-through IR blaster?
PROs:
* DVD-RW media is cheap plus no crashed HDDs to worry about.
* Video & Sound go direct to TV, so quaility should be great.
CONs:
* Dont know if the "mythvideo" module can work as a dummy pass-through
of IR commands to the Sony DVD player.
* In this method no additional TVs can use the video on the DVD player.
* Dont know if I could get the IR blaster to change my inputs correctly.
* Just seems cludgy, just doesnt sound like a MythTV setup.
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Config#2: Streaming through MythTV w/Dolby Digital?
- Sony DVD video connected directly to MythTV capturecard#1 (s-vhs).
- Sony DVD audio connected directly to MythTV soundcard#1 (dolby coax).
- Dish Network connected directly to MythTV capturecard#2.
- MythTV connected to TV & speaker.
- MythTV external receiver IR blaster to control Sony DVD.
Question on this option: Can MythTV take video from 1 card, and
sound from another card, re-integrate into a stream, and fire it back out
to the TV and speakers still including the Dolby Digital? Also same
question as in config#1 above.
Sounds Card: Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum?? cuz it has lots of
in/outs for Dolby Digital.
Capture Card: Something that can handle 2 - sources?? or just buy 2
cards? any recommendations as to which one(s)?
PROs:
* DVD-RW media is cheap plus no crashed HDDs to worry about.
* Only need the TV/Speakers on 1 input source forever
CONs:
* Dont know if the "mythvideo" module can work as a dummy pass-through
of IR commands to the Sony DVD player.
* In this method no additional TVs can use the video on the DVD player,
unless streaming can be done from MythTV backend to frontends... which
leads to config#3.
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Config#3: Streaming w/Dolby Digital to MythTV backend. Playback on at
multiple locations?
- Same as above, except pretend I split just the "MythTV connected to TV
& speaker" to 1 or more hosts.
Question on this option: Can the streaming be done to a MythTV backend and
therefore a MythTV frontend can pick it up? and if 1 frontend can pick it
up, can several pick it up via multi-cast or something similar?
Dont you guys love newbie questions?
Thanks in advance for any info you can give.
-MyKarz
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