[mythtv-users] Migrating my mythtv setup to HD

[Emery Guevremont]

Hello everyone,

My problem:
I've read through a lot of the emails in this mailing list that 
discusses HD and mythtv. But I'm still unsure how to migrate my current 
setup to be able to capture and display recording into HD.

My current setup:
I currently get my TV from OTA (analog and digital) and cable (analog 
and clear QAM only). Right now I only have 2 PVR-150 cards on my Myth BE 
to capture the cable's and OTA analog channels. I also have an HDTV now, 
with dual co-ax inputs (one is used for cable and the other for OTA). I 
don't use a FE for watching my recordings. Instead I use a combination 
of mythweb for programming and I have a job for transcoding to Xvid. 
After I either burn to DVD and watch on a DVD player or I use my Archos 
605 to view my recording.

My (potentially) next purchase:
Now I've been thinking on getting an HDHomerun for capturing, but I 
still need a way to view my HD recording on my TV.

My questions:
What would be the cheapest way on doing this?
Theoretically could the new HD-PVR be used to playback my recordings or 
does it just playback its own H.264 AVCHD video format?
Is there a someone that makes an appliance like the MediaMVP but for HD?
How would I go about transcoding HD recordings so that a regular DVD 
player or my Archos 605 be able to playback the recording? How powerful 
of a BE would I need to do something like that?
Would a WinTV HVR-1950 from hauppauge be better then HDHomerun?

Any other low cost suggestions are welcomed.