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Mythtv: my experiences A good place to get help on mythtv is the mythtv wiki. I've used it quite frequently. The info below mainly comes from my user page on the wiki, as I haven't had much time to add much else to this page in the way of howto's yet. However, I've listed my system specs below. If you have any of the same hardware, you can ask me for help if you're having trouble with a particular piece. I've used mythtv since mid 2005. During that time my configuration has changed several times, mainly during the quest for a silent system. The most recent change involved an upgrade to make HDTV watchable without xvmc. I've got rid of both my Hauppage PVR-150s because I no longer receive any analog channels since I canceled cable. I only watch ATSC at the moment. Yet somehow I still have recording conflicts with so few channels, so next step is to add an HVR 1250. Since July of 2007, Myth has been a set-it-and-forget-it box for me, requiring no maintenance at all, adding a new tuner notwithstanding.  current config: backend/frontend combo
old frontend only box
tuners used
None of the above tuners were plug and play (the ATI card was closest) at the time I installed them, so I have experience with the general drudgery of getting them to work. After installing the Pinnacle tuner, the HVR-950 was plug and play since it uses the same drivers. The remote I'm using now is a Sony learning remote. I taught it keys from my IR keyboard. I used to use a Phillips learning remote along with a home-made serial IR receiver along with LIRC. Once I bought the IR keyboard I no longer needed the serial receiver or LIRC. My mythtv setup is currently outputting to a Vizio VW42L. This was very easy to get working with mythtv since I use VGA input and the TV has some nifty autoscaling features. I've also used an older Philips LCD screen with HDMI. This was much harder to get working properly due to the TV's finicky modeline acceptance. I'll post info on how that worked out soon. |