[mythtv-users] Where to start?

Damian Surr damian at gingermagic.com
Tue Jan 9 13:30:46 UTC 2007


> On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:00:30 +0000, Damian Surr wrote:
>
>   
>>> I'm using one of these http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115007
>>>
>>> They're currently out of stock, but I'll be buying another when they
>>> get them in.
>>>     
>>>       
>> Thanks for that Neil. Looks like a good price!
>>
>> Was it simple to set up with Myth?
>>     
>
> I had it running with mplayer first, so it was easy. All you need to do
> is make sure your kernel includes the correct module - VIDEO_CX88_DVB.
>
>   
>> The system requirements at the bottom says it needs a Pentium-IV 1.6GHz 
>> or higher. I have an Athlon 1.2 GHz .. not sure if that's enough for
>> one of these, let alone two. What are you running it on?
>>     
>
> I think you'll find that's the requirement for the bundled software, and
> has to allow for the overhead of running Windows :( Freeview is already
> MPEG2, so there's no real work in recording it to disk.
>   
I was wondering if that was the case. Thanks for the info!


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list