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Re: [PLUG] Myth TV, computer hardware store, and TV & internet service
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I am building one now. I am using SuSe SLED. KnoppMyth is ok for an
out-of-the-box or shrinkwrap type install. There is a book that came
out in the past month - Hacking MythTV. Barnes & Noble carries it.
I bought the Silverstone case (LC-14M) and am using an ASUS MB. For
tuner cards - I have two pcHDTV HD-3000 and one Hauppage PVR-350. I
planned on putting the front & backend on the same box. I'm rethinking
this now...
The options can be overwhelming. Start off with just the basic Myth and
initial plugins. Getting a remote and advanced PVR is enough to start
with.
As for buying in/near Philly, I bought everything online - no car
needed. Microcenter is ok but that is only if you really need/want the
brick-n-mortar feeling.
Rich
On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 20:37 -0400, plug.20.chth@xoxy.net wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> Has anybody here recently set up a Myth TV box? I just moved to the south-west
> side of center city and am planing to set one up at my place. I'm a bit
> overwhelmed by all the options (especially but not only on the hardware side)
> and would like to take a look at other peoples' setups. I saw the slides to
> the Myth TV presentation at a past PLUG meeting. I'd like to custom build the
> computer, install Kubuntu on it and then put Myth TV on it to serve as both a
> server for other frontends on the network but also a frontend. Also, is there
> a good computer hardware store that can be reached from Philly without a car?
> (If not, what's the clostest computer hardware store you can recommend?)
>
> I currently have Comcast cable for TV and high-speed internet, but am
> wondering if there might be better options (so far I've only identified
> Verizon and Speakeasy DSL as possible internet alternatives). I'd appreciate
> hearing your experiences. I've also read on some of the Myth TV
> documentations that with the right satellite setup one can receive quite a
> few unencrypted (international) channels. Does anybody here have any
> experience with that?
>
> Thanks,
> Christoph
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