[mythtv-users] settop box with peritel output

[Jakob Fix]

Bonjour,

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:09:23 +0200, Philippe Bégou <pbegou at tele2.fr> wrote:
> Jakob,
> 
> The cabling seems OK, although it might be done in a different way (I
> use a [S-video+ 1 audio jack] to SCART cable purchased at Carrefour to
> connect my VHS recorder to my Hauppauge PVR 350 video acquisition card.
> Because the SCART plug is directional, I had to exchange input and
> output pins)

so would you say, S-video + 1 audio is to be preferred over the cabling shown?

> However a great function of myth is the ability to program recordings
> directly from the TV guide. How do you intend to do this with the freebox ?

honestly, I don't know yet.  I will mainly use my mythbox to watch
dvb-s, and the freebox tv is just an added bonus.  although, it has
been pointed out to me that I'll have a problem changing channels if
the freebox is not near the tv.  well, an IR blaster may be a solution
to this problem.

how do you use your myth box?

> Jakob Fix a écrit :
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am in the planning phase for my myth box (for quite some time ... :-)
> >
> >First some background:  I am living in France, and ISPs here offer
> >settop boxes for the ADSL connexions.  I am with a provider called
> >Free (http://adsl.free.fr) who offers the "freebox" which is as they
> >say a "triple play" terminal, ie it provides me with 10MBit/s (the
> >adverts say up to 20MBit/s) internet access, TV channels, and free
> >voip telephone.
> >
> >For the tv functionality they provide a "peritel" output (I'm pretty
> >sure it's not the correct term, and may be called differently
> >elsewhere), it's this almost rectangular plug except that one of the
> >short sides of the rectangle being slightly "skewed".
> >
> >I read in a forum
> >(http://forums.grenouille.com/index.php?showtopic=14658, it's in
> >French but with lots of pictures) a way to connect the peritel output
> >to a video acquisition card (the one shown is an external USB device
> >from Dazzle).
> >
> >I'd like to know whether people on this list have experience with this
> >kind of setup, and what kind of internal video acquisition cards they
> >can recommend for this scenario.  My current tv card is a Leadtek
> >Winfast which only has a RCA connector.
> >
> >Unlike the intended purpose (to put the box underneath or on top of
> >the telly), I'd like to connect it to my myth(ical) backend in the
> >garage and watch the output on a frontend ...
> >
> >Thanks for any input.
> >
> >

-- 
cheers,
Jakob.