[mythtv-users] New to mythtv, need help

[Thomas Baker]

Bill Baker wrote:

>On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 02:04 -0500, Thomas Baker wrote:
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>>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.
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>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.
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>>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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My card is set up a little differently, so the options are labeled 
differently, but my guess is that you want to use the "Tuner" option.  
If not, just experiement with each of them.  It is most likely NOT 
S-Video, though.

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