[mythtv-users] amino set top and mythTV noob

belcampo belcampo at zonnet.nl
Mon Aug 18 18:23:34 UTC 2008


Valdimar Kristjánsson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just gotten an old PC that I've setup Ubuntu 8.04 and MythTV 0.20.
> The PC is a 1.2 GHz machine with 500MB RAM and no capture card.
> I also have an Amino STB which I would like to be able to record from 
> using MythTV.
> 
> What are my options in connecting the STB to the computer so that MythTV 
> can do something with it?
> Do I need to connect the STB and the MythTV machine to a router so they 
> can communicate or should I just remove the ethernet cable from the STB 
> and connect it straight to the PC?
> Do I need to get a capture card to receive video/audio from the STB 
> through composite/S-Video?
> I'm a complete noob at this but I'm fairly good with computers in 
> general (a programmer.)
> 
> What I basically want to be able to do is turn on my MythTV box and have 
> all the channels from the STB available from there, with recording 
> capabilities.
> 
> Thanks,
>   nisbus
> 
> 
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