[mythtv-users] New Myth User Project - Advice Needed

[jose rubio]

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 14:23, Douglas Phillipson wrote:
> 
> 
> Mr. Myth wrote:
> > Jason Giddens wrote:
> > 
> >> - Which distribution is the best for a beginner on Linux?  Red Hat or 
> >> Gentoo?  I don’t want to start a holy war, just tell me which one is 
> >> the best for a newbie.
> >>
> > I also want to stay away from the potential battle that can ensue from 
> > this question.
> > 
> > For a beginner, I would recommend RedHat or Fedora Core simply because 
> > of Jarods excellent install guide.
> > 
> > http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-page.php?pageName=rh9pvr250
> > 
> > It is straight forward and should get you up and running.
> > 
> >> - Is the extra money worth it for a PVR-350, vs. the 250?  I have read 
> >> lots of posts about people using the 350, but no one has really said 
> >> why it is better.  Also, is the 350 harder to get working?
> >>
> > 
> > The 350 has hardward encoding and decoding. The 250 just has encoding. I 
> > havent used a 350 but I understand it takes more effort to get the 
> > decoding working. The driver portion for decoding is still young. The 
> > 250 would be fine since you have more than enough CPU to handle the 
> > decoding on playback.
> > 
> >> - How hard is it to get this up and running?  My wife will want to 
> >> know when this will be working, and I want to be accurate with her
> >>  
> >>
> > Following the guide above, you should be able to get it working in an 
> > evening. However, since it is a computer project plus/minus 3 months.
> > 
> > Michael
> > 
> The PVR-350 has a "Composite out" jack where the 250 appears not to. 
> Can you get the Video out of this jack, by default,  when you play a 
> video with MythTV or is there some extra config/magic you have to go 
> through to get it?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Doug P
> 
> ----
The 350's tv-out is under heavy development (check out the ivtv mailing
list).  You can get tv out working but there are issues and it does not
play dvd's or mythvideo.  It looks great though.


-jose-