[mythtv-users] New to mythtv, need help

[Bill Baker]

On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 02:04 -0500, Thomas Baker wrote:
> Probably the best way to send the audio to the tv speakers is the same 
> for connecting your computer to a stereo receiver.  You will need a wire 
> that on one end is an analogue jack (i.e. the plug on a pair of 
> headphones) and on the other end is two RCA (aka. composite [i think]) 
> jacks that are usually colored one white and one red.  If you've ever 
> hooked up a VCR/DVD player you should know what these look like.  If 
> your TV was made in the past 5 years, it should have female RCA 
> connectors either on the back or on the front.  Match the colors.

As I mentioned above, I am connecting my PVR-350 to my TV via an RF
converter.  I don't think my TV was made in the last 5 years.

> As for the blank TV display, first make sure your video drivers are 
> properly installed (seems like you've done this) then go into 
> $mythtv-setup -> capture cards and set up your capture card.  As was 
> mentioned before, be aware of the PAL or NTSC.  NTSC for the United 
> States and most of North America and PAL for Europe.

I did set up my capture card, so I'm not sure what else to do from
there.  And NTSC is selected, since I am in the U.S.

Now on the "Input connections" setup option, I have several options
listed: Composite 0-4, Tuner 0, and S-Video 0-3.  Does that make any
difference?  I have Composite 0 selected, and Composite 0 is listed as
the default input on my capture card.  I have no idea what these mean,
so I left them at their defaults.

> Hope my comments are helpful.
> -Tom
> 
> Bill Baker wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 23:04 -0500, Tim wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>1) no.  your tv has no idea what channel your mythtv tuner is on.  your tv
> >>has no info on the sound of your recordings.  you can send the sound from
> >>your mythtv box to your tv speakers, but you will need a sound card (pvr-350
> >>may export sound).
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Do you know how I can send the sound from my mythtv box to my TV
> >speakers?
> >
> >  
> >
> >>2) no.  it sounds like a setup/channel tuning issue.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Do you/anyone else have any idea on how to correct this?  Any further
> >information you need from me?
> >
> >  
> >
> >>3)PAL or NTSC
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Is that it?  I was trying to change the screen resolution in xorg.conf.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>although, i'm a noob myself...
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Thank you for your answers.
> >
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