[mythtv-users] MythTV/TiVo integration

[Tortise]

"Trying to get the TiVo operating from two distinct control points (its own 
remote and MythTV) is probably a mistake, with the possibility of conflict."

I am not persuaded about that, hacked TiVo's already run from two control 
points - the remote and TivoWebPlus over the LAN.  Would a third really be a 
problem?  Seems the TWP already provides some hooks to work with?

I am not sure that it would be worth recording from Myth to Tivo, but it may 
be worth playing live and recorded from the Tivo's to Myth.

What happened to MythTiVo that was around, - and its source code?  Can it be 
updated?

Kind regards
David

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Dunbar" <neil.dunbar at pobox.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV/TiVo integration


On Mon 19 Nov 2007 09:27:04 Bill Williamson wrote:
> On 11/19/07, Neil Dunbar <neil.dunbar at pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> > Question: has anyone used a TiVo as a IP recorder from MythTV?
>
> WHY though?  Using the tivo as a frontend is a "I can see why"
> prospect.  This is just plain silly seeing how cheap analog tuner
> cards with svideo-in are, seeing as that's all a tivo is for capture.

I guess I was thinking how I can integrate TV-related boxes that I've 
already
got on the network such that they can interoperate well. I've got an old
PVR-350 which used to be in the Myth box, but frankly, the TiVo does a 
better
job of channel switching the cable TV box, as well as having a better Live 
TV
experience (IMHO). UK live TV isn't (yet) as insufferable as US live TV, so
Live TV experience is still important to me.

I suspect the real answer would be to get a Dreambox DVB-C rather than the
Virgin Media cable box, then hook that up to Myth as another tuner, rather
than trying to use the TiVo as a slave recorder. Trying to get the TiVo
operating from two distinct control points (its own remote and MythTV) is
probably a mistake, with the possibility of conflict.

Cheers,

Neil
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