[mythtv-users] New Myth User Project - Advice Needed

[Douglas Phillipson]

Mr. Myth wrote:
> Jason Giddens wrote:
> 
>> - Which distribution is the best for a beginner on Linux?  Red Hat or 
>> Gentoo?  I don’t want to start a holy war, just tell me which one is 
>> the best for a newbie.
>>
> I also want to stay away from the potential battle that can ensue from 
> this question.
> 
> For a beginner, I would recommend RedHat or Fedora Core simply because 
> of Jarods excellent install guide.
> 
> http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-page.php?pageName=rh9pvr250
> 
> It is straight forward and should get you up and running.
> 
>> - Is the extra money worth it for a PVR-350, vs. the 250?  I have read 
>> lots of posts about people using the 350, but no one has really said 
>> why it is better.  Also, is the 350 harder to get working?
>>
> 
> The 350 has hardward encoding and decoding. The 250 just has encoding. I 
> havent used a 350 but I understand it takes more effort to get the 
> decoding working. The driver portion for decoding is still young. The 
> 250 would be fine since you have more than enough CPU to handle the 
> decoding on playback.
> 
>> - How hard is it to get this up and running?  My wife will want to 
>> know when this will be working, and I want to be accurate with her
>>  
>>
> Following the guide above, you should be able to get it working in an 
> evening. However, since it is a computer project plus/minus 3 months.
> 
> Michael
> 
The PVR-350 has a "Composite out" jack where the 250 appears not to. 
Can you get the Video out of this jack, by default,  when you play a 
video with MythTV or is there some extra config/magic you have to go 
through to get it?

Regards

Doug P