[mythtv-users] Which Hardware route...
Adam Wood
AdamWood at Xephi.co.uk
Tue Dec 9 05:39:00 EST 2003
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> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Barsby
> Sent: 09 December 2003 10:20
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Which Hardware route...
>
>
> Ok, I've been looking into a Linux based
> pvrtivoallsingingdancingthingy
> for some time now, I am coming to the conclusion that potentially the
> best sort of configuration would be something that uses an external
> TV/Satellite/Cable box and simply takes input from the S-VHS
> output from
> this.
>
> MythTV seems to support this configuration (Channel changing
> scripts et
> al.), but it leaves me with the question of what hardware
> input to go for.
>
> I was leaning towards a VIA EPIA M10000 motherboard (no fans + MPEG
> decoder), but the video in asks some questions, do I need a fully
> featured PVR250/350 type card, or is there a simpler and cheaper (and
> well supported) alternative, that provides an S-VHS / composite input
> and mpeg2 encoder?
>
> Any thoughts or similar setup recommendations welcome :-)
>
> Thanks
> Kev
>
Hi Kev,
The M10000 is actually the one with a fan, you'd be looking for the
M6000 if you wanted to go totally fanless. Having said that, the M10000
fan is quieter than most harddrives so I wouldn't worry unless you're
going for total silence. Also, you will really want a PVR250/350 to take
the load of the motherboard, especially if you go the M6000 route. I've
been looking for a card myself that doesn't do tuning, just encoding
composite/S-VHS, but so far no luck. If you find one please let me know.
Adam
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