[mythtv-users] Australian components

[Phil Wild]

Hi and thanks - great reply - see comments below!

2009/1/6 Lindsay Mathieson <lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com>:
> On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 05:26:36 pm Phil Wild wrote:
>> I am in Australia so I will only be dealing with DVB-T and MPEG2 streams.
..
> Hi Phil, I live in Brisbane and have built a MythTV system to basically your
> specs, so hopefully I can help out.
..
>> I was originally looking at the HDHomeRun after posting a long time
>> ago but this card still has not been released so I am giving up on
>> it...
..
> Its USA only. Will never be available here. Not compatible with DVB-T I
> believe.

I received an email from them (Silicon Dust) overnight stating they
were going to start setting up distribution after CES next week. This
is the reply...

<<
Stay Tuned
As we return from CES next week - we will be working our priorities to
firming up distribution of our new DVB-T version product
thanks
TED
>>

>> I am starting from scratch.
>>
>> I would like to output video and audio through HDMI to my receiver.
>
> Can be done. I personally use DVI-HDMI + 5.1 Analog output. I believe people
> have done sound over HDMI using the various Nvidia chipsets - probably best
> to ask that one separately. There was a thread earlier on the subject.
>
>> I want to support (HD) 1080i broadcasts.
>
> Not a problem.
>
>> What is a good dual tuner card?
>
> The Nova-T 500 is good:
> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-T-500
> Also the Fusion Dual Digital 4:
> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_PCI_Cards#DViCO
>
>
>> What is a good video/sound card?
>
> Get NVidia! ATI will give you endless grief. Get a motherboard with a GF8200
> or better and a HDMI out, should be able to get one for around $100.

Thanks... I have been researching motherboards that people have
mentioned on the mailing list but have been having a hard time finding
an Australian supplier of the boards using google. I don't want to get
anything too new or too old...

>
> The 8200+ range support VDPAU - Nvidia's new linux HD PureVideo spec and
> mythtv will support that on its next release. Its brilliant - 1080p playback
> at less than 10% CPU.
>

I have been reading about this and it sounds good. A lot of the
discussion seems to be around H264 and that does not really apply to
us in Australia so I was looking for something good for MPEG2. Is my
reasoning right here?

>
>> What is a good case (slim and quiet)
>
> Antec do a great line of quiet cases, I have a NSK2480b, looks great *very*
> quiet. But if you want quite you need to pay attention to the power supply
> and the hard disk as well. the NSK2480 comes with its own (quiet) PSU.

I will look at this

>
> Hard disk - get a Western Digitial Green Power 1 *Terabyte*. Excellent value
> for money and quiet.
>
> If you want a quiet low power server - quiet/low power generally go
> together, Silent PC Review is a brilliant resource:
> http://www.silentpcreview.com/
>
>> >
>> I want to keep the cost below $1000 but preferably less...
>
> Its doable ...
>
>> I am looking at this as a better than beyonwiz type solution as in I
>> can also use the system for email/web browsing etc.
>
> My combined F/B also doubles up as a mailserver, webserver, subversion
> server and file server. Never been a problem.
>
>
> Word of Advice : Avoid Wireless like the plague, its a PITA and never as
> fast as advertised.

I have ethernet wired through already in prep for this.

>
> I detailed my build on my blog:
> http://blackpaw-mythtv.blogspot.com/

Thanks again - will have a read!

Phil