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=== The Hardware ===
 
=== The Hardware ===
  
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* [[Antec Fusion]] Black 430 Case, with LCD
 
* ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard
 
* ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard
* Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz  
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** Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz  
* 1024 MB of Ram
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** 1024 MB of Ram
* [[Antec Fusion]] Black 430 Case, with LCD
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** Zalman CNPS7700-Cu CPU cooler
* Zalman CNPS7700-Cu CPU cooler
 
 
* Enermax low noise power supply ( The Antec power supply was noisy, recycled this one from a previous case
 
* Enermax low noise power supply ( The Antec power supply was noisy, recycled this one from a previous case
 
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Video Card
 
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Video Card
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* 750 Gb of Storage ( 500Gb + 250 Gb drives )
 
* 750 Gb of Storage ( 500Gb + 250 Gb drives )
 
* Tripp Lite OMNI 1000 LCD UPS
 
* Tripp Lite OMNI 1000 LCD UPS
** Using the watchdog feature to detect hangs, and reset the server
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** Using the watchdog feature to detect hangs, and reset the mythtv system
 
* LG 50PG10 Plasma Display
 
* LG 50PG10 Plasma Display
 
* Yamaha HTR N5060 Receiver, with 6.1 speaker system
 
* Yamaha HTR N5060 Receiver, with 6.1 speaker system

Revision as of 16:26, 6 March 2009

Over 7693 recordings served, and running for 4 years 7 months 6 days 20 mins.

Main MythTV System

The Hardware

  • Antec Fusion Black 430 Case, with LCD
  • ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard
    • Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
    • 1024 MB of Ram
    • Zalman CNPS7700-Cu CPU cooler
  • Enermax low noise power supply ( The Antec power supply was noisy, recycled this one from a previous case
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Video Card
  • Kworld ATSC 110 Capture Card
  • Hauppauge HVR-1600 Capture Card
  • Coaxial SPDIF Bracket
    • Coaxial cable to Yamaha Receiver
  • Homemade Serial Receiver with recycled EchoStar Remote
  • 750 Gb of Storage ( 500Gb + 250 Gb drives )
  • Tripp Lite OMNI 1000 LCD UPS
    • Using the watchdog feature to detect hangs, and reset the mythtv system
  • LG 50PG10 Plasma Display
  • Yamaha HTR N5060 Receiver, with 6.1 speaker system

The Software

  • Heavily modified MythBuntu 8.04.1 OS
    • Only piece remaining of original install is the splash screen on startup
  • MythTv 0.21
  • Xymon Network Monitoring
  • MediaWiki for storing configuration information
  • NUT for monitoring UPS
  • Schedules Direct for listings
  • Monit for automated restarting of myth processes

TV Sources

  • Channel Master 4221 UHF TV Antenna
    • Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp
  • UHF Yagi antenna, cut out of a Radio Shack antenna Model: VU-190 XR I had lying around
    • Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp

Both antenna's are mounted on a chimney mount, and the Channel Master is pointing at the CN Tower, while the Yagi is pointing at buffalo. With this setup I currently receive 18 HDTV Channnels, and 1 SD channel. TVO Ontario is the only GTA TV Station not broadcasting in digital yet.

The Channel master, is connected to the ATSC input on the Kworld ATSC 110, and the NTSC input of the HVR 1600. And the Yagi is connected to the ATSC input on the HVR 1600.

Basement System

Upstairs System

Mplayer Config

One of the things I have never been able to find is a really good mplayer config file, that works really well with my setup. So after alot of tuning over several months I have come up with this config, which I feel works really well for me, YMMV. I have this in my ~/.mplayer/config file.

# Write your default config options here!

#General setup
fs="yes"
zoom="yes"
quiet="yes"
nojoystick="yes"
cache="8192"
sws="0"

lavdopts=threads=2:skiploopfilter=all:fast=1

# Audio options

ao="alsa:device=spdif" #audio out
ac="hwdts,hwac3,"
mixer-channel="Master"
srate=48000

# Video options

vo="xv" #video out
zoom="1" #Allow sofware scaling if you use x11 for vo from the commandline
noaspect="1" # disable predefined aspect ratios ( XVID )

#Display

double="yes" #double buffering(recommended for subtitles)
monitoraspect="16:9" #Use for a widescreen laptop so keeps 4:3 content from stretching
aspect="16:9" #Use for a widescreen laptop so keeps 4:3 content from stretching
framedrop="1" # For slow machines

#subtitle code

#set this if you haven't copied your preferred font to ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf
font=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/impact.ttf
ffactor="10" #black outline
sub-bg-alpha="0" #background color ala closed captions
sub-bg-color="0" #black to white
subfont-text-scale="3.7" #truetype font scaling
subfont-blur="1" #Slight blur

#This sets the postprocessing into overdrive using all possible spare cpu cycles to make the movie look better
autoq=100
vf=pp=de,hqdn3d
subpos="90" #By default subtitles are too low
subalign="2"
#turns off xscreen saver...sometimes
stop-xscreensaver="yes"