Revision as of 16:21, 30 May 2009

Overview

Mythbuntu user since 10/2009.

I'm currently recording ATSC transmissions and have an NTSC connection to my cable box. One ATSC channel has a poor signal at times, but that station claims to be changing to a UHF channel in June.

Current Box

• Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
• 2GB RAM
• Hauppague HVR-1600
• Hauppague HVR-1250
• GeForce 9400GT Video Card (couldn't get the on-board video working reliably)
• Samsung DVD Drive
• MediaGear Allcards Reader
• 2 Seagate 500GB SATA Drives
• Zoom 3095 USB Modem (for CalleriD)
• Mythbuntu 9.04RC - On one drive
• Mythbuntu 8.10 - On 2nd Drive
• Very cheap indoor antenna (I can see the 2 major transmitters out my front window.)
• LIRC controls IR Blaster on HVR-1600 which controls a Motorola DCT700 Set Top Box

Last line bold because I spent an embarrassingly long time trying to get it to work. There are a number of false leads out in the ether. Comments range from "won't work", "won't work on a 64 bit machine" and the correct answer, "it works". You'll might also trip over some open bug reports. Search for 'haup-ir-blaster' and you'll find the answer, although, you're likely to find a lot of installation steps that you don't need if you're running up to date software. A frequently cited link is here: [1]

A/V Components

• 42" Panasonic TV
• Denon 2807 A/V Receiver
• DVD
• Archive:
  • VCR/CD/Reel to Reel/Cassette Deck
  • Thorens TD 150 Turntable (can't bear to give it away)

Remote Control

• Nokia N-810
  • Running Irreco [2]
  • Network control of MythTV via Telnet_socket
  • Serial link between PC and A/V Receiver for Denon ASCII command set
  • Now, if manufacturers would just make TV sets that could be controlled via telnet, I could take the batteries out of another remote control.