[mythtv-users] Building new Mythtv Box

Jarod Wilson jarod at wilsonet.com
Tue Jan 11 15:16:08 UTC 2011


On Jan 11, 2011, at 1:28 AM, Kevin Ross wrote:

> On 1/9/2011 5:33 PM, Jim Gifford wrote:
>> Getting ready to build a new Mythtv box.
>> 
>> Was wondering what was the recommended Linux Distro these days for Mythtv.
>> 
>> System build is:
>> 
>> Intel CoreDuo 2.4
>> MCE Remote (1039)
>> MCE Keyboard
>> Nvidia 6200
>> Hauppage PVR-1600
>> 2GB RAM
>> 1GB HD
>> FIOS TV
> 
> With FIOS, the only way to record HD is with a Hauppauge  HD-PVR.

Uh. No. Certainly not the case with my own FiOS feed. I can record
plenty of clear QAM HD material with a digital video capture card,
and another chunk of HD material via firewire. There are relatively
few channels that can *only* be recorded with an HD-PVR.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com





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