[mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for advice :D

[Tim Hamer]

Derek Meek wrote:
> There is a lot of noise on my cable line already - I have a booster on
> the fork that leads to my TV (other fork goes the cablemodem) - I don't
> think i want to split it again too much.
> 
> I do have one question - if we got digital cable is there a TV card out
> there that would decode all of the channels for mythTV?
> Nick wrote:
> 
> 
>>On 14/09/05, Derek Meek <thekazan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>
>>
>>>I'm new to mythTV and the mailing list - just thought I'd say hello -
>>>
>>>and see what you think of the hardware I have in mind for my box.
>>>
>>>Here's what i have planned (based off today's prices - some hardware may
>>>get beefier when i build the box in nov/dec/jan)
>>>
>>>MythTV box partslist:
>>>
>>>CPU+Mobo: Athlon XP 64 2800 + Mobo
>>>Storage:  300GB SATA
>>>Video: Radeon 9200 SE
>>>RAM: 1GB PC3200
>>>
>>>Tv Capture:
>>>* Hauppauge PVR-350
>>>* Bt8*8 secondary framegrabber (already have) (audio via linein)
>>>   
>>>
>>
>>Hi Derek,
>>
>>I'd seriously consider getting a PVR-150/500 card too (if you can
>>stretch to it now, or later) and keep the BT card as a third recording
>>device. Hardware cards just seem a much better investment both in
>>terms of quality and ease of use.
>>
>>Nick
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not wanting to split the cable is a good reason to get the 500. both 
tuners work from just one rf input.

if you get digital cable, you'll want to hook up your cable box to a 
composite or svideo input on a capture card and use an ir blaster to 
change the cable box.