[mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for
advice :D
Derek Meek
thekazan at gmail.com
Wed Sep 14 18:31:16 UTC 2005
There is a lot of noise on my cable line already - I have a booster on
the fork that leads to my TV (other fork goes the cablemodem) - I don't
think i want to split it again too much.
I do have one question - if we got digital cable is there a TV card out
there that would decode all of the channels for mythTV?
Nick wrote:
>On 14/09/05, Derek Meek <thekazan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I'm new to mythTV and the mailing list - just thought I'd say hello -
>>
>>and see what you think of the hardware I have in mind for my box.
>>
>>Here's what i have planned (based off today's prices - some hardware may
>>get beefier when i build the box in nov/dec/jan)
>>
>>MythTV box partslist:
>>
>>CPU+Mobo: Athlon XP 64 2800 + Mobo
>>Storage: 300GB SATA
>>Video: Radeon 9200 SE
>>RAM: 1GB PC3200
>>
>>Tv Capture:
>>* Hauppauge PVR-350
>>* Bt8*8 secondary framegrabber (already have) (audio via linein)
>>
>>
>
>Hi Derek,
>
>I'd seriously consider getting a PVR-150/500 card too (if you can
>stretch to it now, or later) and keep the BT card as a third recording
>device. Hardware cards just seem a much better investment both in
>terms of quality and ease of use.
>
>Nick
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