[mythtv-users] Initial questions

[Antony Gelberg]

Hi all, I never got any responses to my post which I quote below.  I'd
appreciate it if someone could take a minute to give me some guidance.
A

On Sun, Dec 28, 2003 at 10:24:14PM +0000, Antony Gelberg wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I use Debian unstable on my main workstation.  I'm moving to a new flat
> next month, and I want to put some thought into the entertainment aspect.
> :)
> 
> A friend of mine has a TiVo (rare, and no longer available here in the
> UK), and I love it.  Naturally I was pleased to find out about Myth.
> 
> As I'm effectively starting with a blank canvas, I was going to look at
> a projector and screen, into which I'd plug my DVD player and Sky
> Digital box.
> 
> My PC hardware is currently in a full tower, as I use the PC for music
> recording, but I planned to pull most of it out and put it in a midi tower
> (one of those cool ones that wouldn't look out of place _discreetly_
> in a living room).  Ideally I'd want a Shuttle case, but they are just
> not expandable enough.
> 
> I've got a couple of questions at this point:
> 
> 1. With my current Radeon 9000 Pro (which has DVI), and a PVR-350,
> which is the correct output to plug into the projector?  I'm guessing
> the PVR-350, but I'm still learning how all these pieces fit together.
> 
> 2. More importantly, does a Myth box have to be dedicated to the task?
> I have a pretty good spec (Athlon 2600, 512MB RAM), so I'm confident
> that my hardware is up to running Myth and performing my normal
> computing at the same time.  I mean more from a logistical point of
> view - e.g. if I want to be working in X with my normal DVI TFT screen,
> and my flatmate wants to be using Myth on the projector.
> 
> Thanks for your advice - I'm looking forward to this!
> 
> Antony

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