[mythtv-users] MythTV with Vintage Gear

[aaron]

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 16:30, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>
> But it did once actually produce a picture from a Myth system, although
> B+W and pretty soft (the CRT is pretty low on emission).

Very nice. I can't come anywhere close to competing with that, but I
have used my Myth system on my parents' Sony TV from 1980.

The TV is 30 years old and we haven't had any problems with it. Sure,
the picture's not the sharpest, and it has no direct inputs, and mono
sound, but it still works perfectly. And I still think it has a better
picture than the newer (though still old) Grundig TV they have in the
bedroom.

The amp connected to the Sony TV (well... actually connected to the
VCR... :) ) was my dad's old quad-channel, although it was replaced a
few years ago with a surround-sound amp. The speakers are still the
same Sansui set he's had for as long as I can remember (probably from
the 70s, I'd guess)

Myself, though... I had an old Sears TV that I got used from a friend,
who got it used from someone. It was dying so a couple years ago I
upgraded to a 40" Samsung (one of the first 120Hz models, I think).

The only vintage gear I'm using is my AthlonXP 2800+-based Myth system ;-)

aaron