This has been a very interesting and informative thread, thanks for the education!
I've been "on-the-fence" wrt Tivo for several years now. I've always loved the idea, but just never gotten around to getting one. I thought about setting up MythTV, but at the time it sounded like it something you did because you had spare time to burn and a desire to tweak and hack things. The former I severely lack, and the latter I do all day long already :) >From the discussion thus far, though, it sounds that MythTV has come a long way, and is probably something I ought to re-consider (esp. given that a Lifetime Tivo subscription no longer exists, and I don't have the $16+/month to waste on TV). So, before I get all excited, and go grab the HOWTO (oops, too late :) Can someone give me a basic run down on a) the preferred way to set things up, and b) what a rough cost estimate will be? Here's what I think I want to do: I'd like a back-end server with lots of disk space and maybe 2 or 3 capture cards that I can stuff somewhere out of site, and a front-end system I can use for viewing on my lone TV that is quiet and unobtrusive. So, for these 2 systems, can someone give me a rough list of the essential-to-have hardware and the cost analysis? My main goal here is ease of installation/configuration and minimizing as much as possible hardware incompatibility frustration. I.e., if there's a certain MoBo I ought to use or specific hardware combination that "just works", tell me. Cost savings *is* an issue, but time is more of an issue. I don't want to fight with hardware, I want to build an appliance that will do it's job with as little interaction from me as possible :) -- Seeya, Paul _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
