[mythtv-users] Migrating my mythtv setup to HD

[Emery Guevremont]

Misty P wrote:
> Emery Guevremont wrote:
>   
>> 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?
>>     
>
> (imho imho imho)
>
> The cheapEST way would be two HVR-950s or HVR-1250s (figure $50-65 each), 
> plus an nvidia card that does XvMC ($30).  Assuming your machine has enough 
> usb/pcie slots to support them, of course.
>
> If that doesn't work for you, then the next cheapest route is the HVRs on 
> the backend, plus a UPnP front end that does high def.  I bought my ZyXEL 
> for $100 with a rebate, $150 is the regular daily price.
>
> A lot of people like the HDHR, but I just don't like throwing traffic on my 
> network that I don't believe HAS to be there.  Add in that dual hauppauges 
> are cheaper, and the HDHR was a non-starter for me.
>   
That's not a bad suggestion, I hadn't thought on getting a UPNP high 
definition player. In my case, I'd probably only get an HVR-1600 since I 
only have PCI slots.
>
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