[mythtv-users] How hard is it to build an HD MythTV?

[Jonny B]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 1:32 PM, allene222 <nabble at oldpaloalto.com> wrote:

>
> OK, I will try using my P4-2.4GHz machine.  Now, is it compatible?  It is
> a
> P4P800-E Deluxe MB.  It has a SPDIF out on the board as well as built in
> sound (AC97).  The video is AGP eVGA nVidea 6200.  Just remembered that my
> son bought a Pinnacle USB ATSC receiver from Woot that I may be able to
> borrow to try it out.  Will this setup work for a trial system?  If I am
> going to spend a couple extra days because of incompatibility, it may not
> be
> worth the trouble.
>
> btw, this is an OTA only system.  No cable here.


This might be belated, but that system should work fine for testing. You
will have to play around a bit with playback profiles to make it work right.
I had some problems with the DVB drivers for my pinnacle, but upgrading to
the latest kernel and latest dvb drivers solved my problems. Compiling a
kernel really isn't that hard.

~Jon
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