[mythtv-users] AU Specific Questions

[Bruce Nordstrand]

Just so you know I am not some noob asking dumb questions, I am
familiarising myself with these 2 sites to accomplish what I need. It is
just the AU aspect that I am after :)

http://swiftandbored.com/mythtvonsuse.htm
http://www.acaciaclose.co.uk

Cheers
Bruce

Bruce Nordstrand wrote:
> Hi all
>
> It has been a while since I joined the list and have been lurking for
> the majority of the time. I will soon be able to upgrade my desktop
> machine, so I will have a machine available to run my a MythTV proof of
> concept for my wife.
>
> I am after information for building a Myth box in an Australian
> environment, given that we have limited viewing possibilities. Currently
> we have 2 viewing sources, analog TV in the form of channels ABC, 7, 9,
> 10 & SBS and Foxtel Digital. The analog signals are from a Digimatch
> aerial on the roof with a signal booster. We are in Riverstone, 50 odd
> kilometers from Sydney in the Windsor/Richmond area, and receive our
> analog signals from Woolongong. Foxtel is fed to up via satellite.
>
> My machine will be an Intel Pentium III I Ghz with 512Mb ram (the
> maximum this MB will take), Nvidia GeForce FX5200 with 128Mb ram, 20Gb
> HDD as system drive and 200Mb HDD data drive.
>
> My questions are:
>
> What would be the best Australian available capture cards to install to
> suit out input sources? I would probably upgrade to free-to-air digital
> in this process. I would like to record/view both free-to-air and Foxtel
> channels, preferably at the same time (the whole point of building this PVR)
>
> How do I handle the Foxtel stream? Are there any cards available to
> control the Foxtel stream?
>
> How about changing channels or such things? What do I need that would be
> available in Australia?
>
> That's about it for now, I hope you can help
>
> Cheers
> Bruce Nordstrand
> Riverstone, NSW, Australia.
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