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The [[WAF]] is high, maybe too high :-| as my girlfriend now 'owns' the MCE remote for this system...
 
The [[WAF]] is high, maybe too high :-| as my girlfriend now 'owns' the MCE remote for this system...
  
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My contributions so far are about TV-Out configuration. I did not find the needed information in this wiki so far, so I decided to write it myself now I have got it working...
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If you have any questions about [[Special:Contributions/Michel|my contributions to the MythTV wiki]] I may have some time to answer them: ''michel at vlet dot net''.
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Recently I have written many updates about Hauppauge TV capture cards as that brand is what I have experiences with. See [[Hauppauge_PVR-150|Hauppauge PVR-150]], [[Hauppauge_PVR-500|Hauppauge PVR-500]] and [[Hauppauge_WinTV-Go|Hauppauge WinTV-Go]].
 
  
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Please note that I live in the [[Netherlands]], so examples in configuration files may contain local information!
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== About my contributions to the MythTV wiki ==
  
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If you have any questions about configuring TV output I may have some time to answer them: ''michel at vlet dot net''
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My contributions to the MythTV wiki started on this international MythTV wiki. Currently I am also active as a moderator on the [http://wiki.mythtv.nl/ Dutch MythTV wiki].
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The main contributions on this international wiki are about videocards (especially on the [[AtiProprietaryDriver]] and [[NVidiaProprietaryDriver]] pages I started.
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Furthermore I contributed to the pages about the TV capture cards from Hauppauge, Hauppauge PVR-150, Hauppauge PVR-500 and Hauppauge WinTV-Go.
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== Statistics ==
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* Number of shows: 451
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* Number of episodes: 2219
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* First recording: Monday May 22nd, 2006
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* Last recording: Tuesday January 31st, 2012
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* Total Running Time: 5 years 8 months 10 days 7 hrs 49 mins
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* Total Recorded: 2 months 21 days 23 hrs 12 mins
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* Percent of time spent recording: 1%
  
 
= About my boxes =
 
= About my boxes =
  
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== My primary MythTV box (backend+frontend) ==
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== My MythTV backend ==
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*Mainboard: Abit KR7A-RAID.
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*Processor: Athlon XP 1800+
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=== Hardware ===
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*Memory: 2GB (DDR266)
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*Videocard: NVidia GeForce FX5200 with 128MB RAM, using the [[NVidiaProprietaryDriver]].
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* Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-K8NS rev. 2.0
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* Processor: AMD Sempron64 2600+.
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* Memory: 2GB (1x1024MB + 2x512MB DDR400) Kingston ValueRAM.
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* Videocard: NVidia GeForce2
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* TV-Card: Hauppauge PVR-500 (using the [[IVTV]] driver)
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* Disks (RAID-1):
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** 2x Hitachi 1TB SATA.
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* Optical: Creative Labs 6x-speed DVD-ROM.
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* Soundcard: on-board AC97 codec.
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* Display: none.
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=== Software ===
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* Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (codenamed ''wheezy'', amd64 architecture)
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* MythTV 0.26.0
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== My MythTV frontend ==
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=== Hardware ===
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* Mainboard: unknown.
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* Processor: Intel Pentium4 2.4GHz
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* Memory: 1GB (2x 512MB DDR266)
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* Videocard: XFX GeForce 6200LE (Low profile)
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* Disk: 40GB PATA.
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* Optical: Optiarc  DVD RW AD-7200A
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* Soundcard: Asus Xonar DS 7.1 (Low profile)
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* Input devices:
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** Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Pro 2800 Cordless Desktop
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** Joystick: Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2
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** Remote: Microsoft MCE Remote Control revision #2.
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* Display: [http://www.lg.com/nl/tv-audio-video/televisie/LG-lcd-tv-37LH5000.jsp LG 37LH5000] 37" widescreen LCD television (connected to the frontend system using a DVI->HDMI cable)
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* Sound: Pioneer DTS receiver (connected to the frontend system using a toslink optical cable)
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=== Software ===
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* Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (codenamed ''wheezy'', i386 architecture)
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* MythTV 0.26.0
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== My test MythTV box (backend+frontend) which also serves as my desktop ==
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=== Hardware ===
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*Mainboard: Gigabyte M56S-S3.
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*Processor: Athlon X2 4000+ dual-core.
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*Memory: 4GB (DDR2-800, dual-channel)
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*Videocard: NVidia GeForce GT610 with 1GB RAM, using the [[NVidiaProprietaryDriver]].
 
*Disks:
 
*Disks:
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** System disk: Excelstor 60GB.
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** System disk: OCZ Vertex 2 60 GB SSD
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** MythTV data disk: Hitachi Deskstar 320GB.
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*Optical: Optiarc  DVD RW AD-7173A
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*Optical: Creative Labs DVD-ROM player.
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*TV-Card: Hauppauge HVR-2200
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*TV-Card: [[Hauppauge_PVR-500|Hauppauge PVR-500]] (using the [[IVTV]] driver)
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*Soundcard: Intel HD audio (onboard)
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*Soundcard: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live Value!
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*Display: [http://www.iiyama.com/nl_nl/producten/prolite-t2452mts-1/ Iiyama Prolite T2451MTS] (multi-touchscreen)
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*Display: Loewe widescreen television.
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*Remote: BlackBerry Bold 9900 via [http://www.accentual.com/freemote/ FreeMote].
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*Remote: Microsoft [[MCE_Remote|MCE Remote]] Control revision #2.
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*Distribution: [[Installing_MythTV_on_Debian_Etch|Debian GNU/Linux 4.0]] (codenamed 'etch', i386 architecture)
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=== Software ===
  
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== My secondary MythTV box (frontend only) ==
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* Distribution: Kubuntu 13.04 (Codenamed ''Raring Ringtail'', amd64 architecture)
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*Mainboard: Gigabyte K8NS-Ultra939.
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* MythTV 0.26.0
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*Processor: Athlon 64 3000+.
 
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*Memory: 1GB (dual channel DDR400)
 
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*Videocard: ATI Radeon 9250, using the [[AtiProprietaryDriver]].
 
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*Disk: Maxtor 250GB SATA.
 
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*Optical: NEC DVD-RW ND3500AG
 
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*Soundcard: on-board AC97 codec.
 
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*Display: SVGA computer monitor.
 
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*Distribution: [[Installing_MythTV_on_Debian_Etch|Debian GNU/Linux 4.0]] (codenamed 'etch', amd64 architecture)
 
  
 
= TV reception =
 
= TV reception =

Latest revision as of 16:09, 2 May 2013

About me

While my first attempt to build a mythtv box was just 'another try of potentially funny software' I am currently using a fully customized box in my living room. Simply because using the old-fashioned TV with its own built-in tuner is like living in the middle ages :-)

The WAF is high, maybe too high :-| as my girlfriend now 'owns' the MCE remote for this system...

If you have any questions about my contributions to the MythTV wiki I may have some time to answer them: michel at vlet dot net.

About my contributions to the MythTV wiki

My contributions to the MythTV wiki started on this international MythTV wiki. Currently I am also active as a moderator on the Dutch MythTV wiki. The main contributions on this international wiki are about videocards (especially on the AtiProprietaryDriver and NVidiaProprietaryDriver pages I started. Furthermore I contributed to the pages about the TV capture cards from Hauppauge, Hauppauge PVR-150, Hauppauge PVR-500 and Hauppauge WinTV-Go.

Statistics

  • Number of shows: 451
  • Number of episodes: 2219
  • First recording: Monday May 22nd, 2006
  • Last recording: Tuesday January 31st, 2012
  • Total Running Time: 5 years 8 months 10 days 7 hrs 49 mins
  • Total Recorded: 2 months 21 days 23 hrs 12 mins
  • Percent of time spent recording: 1%

About my boxes

My MythTV backend

Hardware

  • Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-K8NS rev. 2.0
  • Processor: AMD Sempron64 2600+.
  • Memory: 2GB (1x1024MB + 2x512MB DDR400) Kingston ValueRAM.
  • Videocard: NVidia GeForce2
  • TV-Card: Hauppauge PVR-500 (using the IVTV driver)
  • Disks (RAID-1):
    • 2x Hitachi 1TB SATA.
  • Optical: Creative Labs 6x-speed DVD-ROM.
  • Soundcard: on-board AC97 codec.
  • Display: none.

Software

  • Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (codenamed wheezy, amd64 architecture)
  • MythTV 0.26.0

My MythTV frontend

Hardware

  • Mainboard: unknown.
  • Processor: Intel Pentium4 2.4GHz
  • Memory: 1GB (2x 512MB DDR266)
  • Videocard: XFX GeForce 6200LE (Low profile)
  • Disk: 40GB PATA.
  • Optical: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7200A
  • Soundcard: Asus Xonar DS 7.1 (Low profile)
  • Input devices:
    • Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Pro 2800 Cordless Desktop
    • Joystick: Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2
    • Remote: Microsoft MCE Remote Control revision #2.
  • Display: LG 37LH5000 37" widescreen LCD television (connected to the frontend system using a DVI->HDMI cable)
  • Sound: Pioneer DTS receiver (connected to the frontend system using a toslink optical cable)

Software

  • Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (codenamed wheezy, i386 architecture)
  • MythTV 0.26.0

My test MythTV box (backend+frontend) which also serves as my desktop

Hardware

  • Mainboard: Gigabyte M56S-S3.
  • Processor: Athlon X2 4000+ dual-core.
  • Memory: 4GB (DDR2-800, dual-channel)
  • Videocard: NVidia GeForce GT610 with 1GB RAM, using the NVidiaProprietaryDriver.
  • Disks:
    • System disk: OCZ Vertex 2 60 GB SSD
  • Optical: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7173A
  • TV-Card: Hauppauge HVR-2200
  • Soundcard: Intel HD audio (onboard)
  • Display: Iiyama Prolite T2451MTS (multi-touchscreen)
  • Remote: BlackBerry Bold 9900 via FreeMote.

Software

  • Distribution: Kubuntu 13.04 (Codenamed Raring Ringtail, amd64 architecture)
  • MythTV 0.26.0

TV reception

As I live in the Netherlands, I have only choice between a few options. DVB-T is not available in Brielle, so I have to choose between cable and Satellite. I don't want to mount a satellite at my home, so cable is the option I choose.

Read more about UPC on this wiki, and you know why I have stuck with analogue cable via the PVR. And after all: the analogue signal quality is good enough here in our country ;-)

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