[mythtv-users] Lack of aerial access

[Dan Gravell]

Thanks Doug. That is a third option I suppose but requires sound proofing the cupboard in which the backend lives; the problem is that the only aerial socket right now is in the lounge.

To clarify...
* Aerial socket is in lounge
* Diskless, silent frontend is in lounge
* Backend needs to be elsewhere (currently somewhere upstairs)
* It's difficult to run aerial leads from lounge to upstairs because of external frontage of house

Possible solutions:
* Make the frontend a slave backend
* Buy a (possible mythical) external capture device which connects to the backend over ethernet and somehow configure that
* Move the backend to the aerial and soundproof

Dan

----- Original Message ----
From: Douglas Wagner <douglasw0 at gmail.com>
To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Monday, 21 May, 2007 5:29:04 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lack of aerial access



On 5/21/07, Dan Gravell <dan.gravell at talk21.com> wrote:
I'm keen on building out my current MythTV installation to include video capture. Currently it only exists for displaying photos, videos and playing music.


I currently only have one aerial socket in the house, in the lounge. I intended to run aerial lead extensions into my study where my current backend is. The leads would run outside the house and then inside where the new wall sockets would be. Unfortunately this is turning out to be a little more difficult than thought because the upper stories of the house are covered with tiles which I do not wish to crack by drilling through them.


Aside from some major DIY effort do I have any other options? I run an Epia box as the frontend, colocated with the current single aerial socket, which could be a slave, however this runs Minimyth right now and I
 don't wish to change if possible.

Is there such a thing as a standalone video capture box which will stream what it has captured over an ethernet network? Again, I've a homeplug AV network which the frontend currently plugs into which I could use, although I'd be wary of using up all my bandwidth; I can't see this solution lasting forever.


Dan




       
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I"m not sure I fully understand your issue Dan, but my understanding is you have access to an antenna feed in one room of your house and want to get the signal to another room in your house.