[mythtv-users] Upgrading to HD

Josh TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com
Fri Nov 30 14:32:26 UTC 2007


On Nov 30, 2007 9:19 AM, Josh <TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com> wrote:

> On Nov 30, 2007 8:37 AM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hey everyone. I currently run 2 SD DirecTV D10's with 2 PVR-150's and
> > things
> > > have been running GREAT for the past 3+ years. Well, in the past year
> > > DirecTV has started pushing TONS of HD channels and about a year ago I
> >
> > > bought an HD TV so now I'm considering an HD upgrade for my MythTV
> > server.
> > > Does anyone here use the DirecTV HD boxes with success? Also, what are
> > some
> > > proven good HD tuners? I have the disk space as I have slowly grown my
> > disks
> > > in my myth server to about 1.5 usable TB (400GB for the TV, 920GB for
> > DVD's,
> > > 40GB slash, and 50GB music) so I'm not worried in that department...
> > I'm
> > > just hoping to order a couple of HD boxes and swap my PVR-150's. Also,
> > I use
> > > serial connectors to control the D-10's, what do common HD boxes use?
> > >
> > > Thanks everyone!
> > >
> > With satellite the only way to get HD to MythTV is through a hacked HD
> > receiver box that you can buy online for $700 to $1000. These have
> > firewire outputs and you use that to get the HD.
> >
> > John
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> >
> >
> That's not any fun! What's the road block? Are you unable to control the
> HD receiver with Myth or something?
>
> --
> Josh
> TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com
>

Cancel that. I just found a very intuitive posting from the 28th. I should
have searched first and questioned later. My bad.

-- 
Josh
TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com
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