[mythtv-users] Homebrew PVR Multi-Circuit

[Dex West]

I would be very interested in a board like that.  The
only issue for me and possibly other's is I use a
split frontend / backend.. If everything is on one
board then I'd have to install it on both my server
and my 2 frontends. 

So I'd be happy to help out in any way possible.  I
have no hardware background but do have a software
background (mostly windows development unfortunately).

--- Steven White <stevew at s2microsolutions.com> wrote:
> I read some posts on toggling an LED to show system
> status and came up 
> with something to dress up my MythTV box.  I'm
> designing a small circuit 
> that integrates an IR receiver, IR transmitter,
> status LEDs, and a 2 
> line LCD into one small pc board.  LCD messages
> would be sent via a 
> serial message protocol (hopefully using the same
> COM port as the one 
> used for LIRC..can this be done since I'd only need
> the TX and RX 
> lines???).  Any message could be sent to the
> display, such as "Now 
> Playing: The Simpsons" or "Recording: The Sopranos".
>  The status LEDs 
> could be turned on and off via a serial message
> also.  The IR 
> transmitter LED(s) and status LED(s) could be
> remotely mounted from the 
> board.  Power would be drawn from a hard drive power
> supply connector.  
> The LCD would be optional and autodetected by the
> onboard 
> microcontroller.  The goal of all of this is to
> combine all of the 
> hardware needed for a homebrew PVR into one pcb
> board to make things 
> neat and easy for people who don't have any
> soldering or electronics 
> experience.  If there is enough interest, I can have
> a batch made after 
> the prototypes are tested (I own an electrical
> engineering business).  
> MythTV developers would get free sample boards if
> these things get 
> popular enough to be supported in the project.  Does
> this sound like 
> something useful?  Does anyone else have a wishlist
> for their MythTV box?
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 
> 
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