[mythtv-users] Hello after long absence - looking to build very small Myth setup.

Mark Knecht markknecht at gmail.com
Fri Jun 7 20:26:15 UTC 2013


Hi all,
   I've resubscribed to mythtv-users after a long (3 year?) absence. I
ran MythTV for years, then ended up on DirecTV with no real interest
in trying to make Myth do what their $5/month DVR did. However we sold
the house and I'm currently using a Mohu Leaf for OTA HDTV so I
thought I might check out what my options are for a low cost modest
front-end/back-end combo machine.

   Please note at the outset: We're living in an apartment for the
next 6-8 months while we look for a house to buy in a more southern
portion of California. Space is at a premium here so I'm curious about
building a _very_ small machine that can record no more than 2
programs at a time and doesn't need to play back more than 1 at a
time. I'd like to find something _very_ small, like Roku sized if
possible, but reading through the MythTV site I seem to see a lot fo
recommendations there for using x86 & NVidia graphics which isn't what
I'm finding in this sized machine at Newegg or Amazon.

   I figure I'll might get something like a newish 2-channel HDHomeRun
coupled with a second Mohu Leaf for the tuner part. What are the
options on the machine part. (If any?)

Thanks,
Mark


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