[mythtv-users] Monolith Pre-made MythTV Box?

Charles Iliya Krempeaux charles at reptile.ca
Sun Nov 16 20:12:50 UTC 2008


Hello,

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Nick Morrott
<knowledgejunkie at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 16/11/2008, Charles Iliya Krempeaux <charles at reptile.ca> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>  (This is my first time post here, so please excuse any ignorance.)
>>
>>  I was looking around the web for pre-made MythTV box, and came across
>>  the Monolith Media Center...
>>
>>  https://monolithmc.com/~monolith/index.php
>>
>>  Does anyone have any experience with this company?  Anyone bought one of these?
>
> I thought I remembered the name, it was discussed on the list back in 2006:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/199083
>
> Judging by the current specs, it seems they are still using the same
> Asus Pundit barebones system (although a newer spec). I know from
> experience (I have a Pundit-R that is still used a frontend) that they
> are not particularly quiet, tend to run hot inside the small case, and
> have limited upgrade potential.
>
> If I was going to buy an off-the-shelf system, a Pundit-based system
> would not be my first choice, but the newer versions may be much
> improved.
>
> Having followed the thread, how do you currently receive your TV
> service (OTA, cable, satellite?), do you want HDTV capability?, how
> will you hook the box up to your TV (HDMI, VGA, S-Video, composite?),
> how many simultaneous recordings are you likely to need?

Currently, I'm just receiving TV via Cable.

I have an HDTV, so I would like HDTV capabilities.

I'd like to get the best via quality to my TV as possible, so I'm
assuming that that's HDMI, correct?

As far as simultaneous recordings... I've never had a PVR before... so
I'm not really sure how many I will need.  How many do you suggest?

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Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.
http://changelog.ca/


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