[mythtv-users] Getting Started with MythTV

[Robert Empfield]

Thanks Isaac and to everyone else on their input to my questions.

I'm am going to try install MythTV tomorrow and see what happens.  Although 
I do not have a TV capture card or what that type of card is, I want to see 
if I can get the program installed or not and how some of the other features 
work.   You all will probably see more of me and my questions, so prepare! 
:)

Afterwards, however, I'll have to decide on a video capture card.  Now, here 
is a question that just popped into my head.  I have been looking at the 
Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250 and the WinTV PVR 350 ( 
http://www.hauppauge.com/html/products.htm#pvr ).  The two are basically the 
same except that the PVR 350 has both a hardware MPEG2 Encoder and Decoder 
and an FM radio stereo.  Would this one be better on a slower (slower 
compare to a computer running above 1 GHz) computer?  Would I be able to 
still use the how-to guide by Jarod Wilson entitled "Step-by-step guide to 
building a MythTV box under Red Hat Linux 9 with a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250", 
seeing how the two cards are so similar?  And what about the FM radio 
stereo?  Does it work with MythTV?  I have not seen anything mentioned 
anywhere in MythTV docs about its support or how it one could access it from 
the MythTV menus.

Hope you all have fun with this set of fun-filled questions.  I would also 
like to say one thing, before the end of this reply.  Right now, I fill kind 
of bad about asking all these questions and not helping anyone else.  In 
case anyone is upset by people who are doing what I am doing (asking but not 
helping), I would like to say that once I get started, which will probably 
be tomorrow, I would like to take part in answering questions when I can.

Ok, now that that's said, I feel better.  Have fun!  :)

Thanks again.
Robert

>From: Isaac Richards <ijr at po.cwru.edu>
>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Getting Started with MythTV
>Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:29 -0400
>
>On Monday 07 July 2003 09:28 am, Robert Empfield wrote:
> > Thanks for the replies everyone.  All of your information has been very
> > helpful.
> >
> > From what most of you said, my machine might not be powerful enough to 
>run
> > MythTV with decend video quality.  I guess I'll have to start looking
> > around for parts to update this computer.  If anyone has any suggestions 
>on
> > hardware, please, let me know.
>
>Your machine will be more than powerful enough to decode high resolution 
>mpeg2
>files.  Ever play a DVD on it?  Same system requirements as this, really.
>
>Isaac
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