It is so easy to use, she will fall in love with it. If you plan on using KnoppMyth (which I highly recommend) to box will be a dedicated MythTV box running a Debian / Knoppix distro.
It is great having one though. I've been using one since October 2003 and loving every minute of it. I feel the best benefit in having one is that when watching a recorded show, it automatically skips commercials. You can blow through an hour show in about 45 minutes. You should take a look at the forum on KnoppMyth to be sure someone else has successfully installed and configured a KnoppMyth Box using your hardware (or similar hardware). Like many Linux Distro's, not all hardware is supported, e.g., your Airlink WiFi Card and your PVR-150. Although on a quick search of the forum, it appears the PVR-150 is supported (or at least works). The newest version of KnoppMyth streams the recorded programs and ripped music via its web interface. My hat is off to Cecil and Dale (the authors and programmers of KnoppMyth). They have done a great job of putting together all the necessary files, etc. to make it easier for novices like me to put a box together. You and your love it once you get it up and running. Good Luck, --Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lan Barnes Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 9:51 AM To: Main Discussion List for KPLUG Subject: Re: Myth box You are the man. I will print this and have it tattooed to my chest for my trip to Fry's/CCC. My wife openly wondered "why this, why now?" But I know once she realizes that we can automate recording Shields & Brooks off the Friday Newshour, and she'll never miss it even if the kids are fighting and we forget, she'll come around. On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 08:12:19AM -0700, Brian Butler wrote: > Video Card: My nVidia 440MX cards work well, as well as most nVidia Chip > video cards with video out. > > Wireless mouse and keyboard: I have a Logitech Combo that works great. > Full size keyboard. The combo came with a webcam, but I haven't tried to > get it to work with MythTV > > Memory: Get as mush as you can afford. It just makes the experience that > much better > > HD: I'm using two Seagate Drives. One 200GB ATA and One 300GB ATA. I > played around a bit with SATA drives, but it got difficult. Fry's has a > good price on a Seagate 200GB ATA HD. I think it is $109.00 with a $50.00 > MIR. Get as much Hard Drive as you can afford. They fill up fast. My wife > like to record TV shows, but hates to delete them. BTW, MythTV is the only > PC project my wife has ever agreed to. > > I'm using a KnoppMyth (http://mysettopbox.tv). It loads all the necessary > files and probably within 30 minutes, you'll have a Myth box running. I > recommend KnoppMyth if you are going to have a dedicated MythTV Box. > > --Brian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lan Barnes > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:09 AM > To: KPLUG > Subject: Myth box > > > Well, it's time for another project. I've laid out a box to work up for > my MythTV box. > > PARTS SO FAR > > MB (won at Kplug raffle): KT2 Combo with numbers N1996, MS-6764 ver 1.0, > and MSI combo/VIA chipset. Suspected 2 gHz. Memory unknown but probably > 256. I'll scrounge a 4 - 10 GB HD from the parts box and add a big IDE > later for storing the shows/movies. > > PVR-150 > > Airlink wireless > > Emprex DVD double layer burner/player > > > PARTS TO ACQUIRE > > TV out/video card: Recommendations? > > What about a wireless keyboard/mouse? Worth the trouble? Is there a > small wireless keyboard? > > Memory recommendations? > > HD recommendations? > > *** > > I guess video card is the big question. That and which distro to go with > (I had figured FC3 because MythTV should be current with it). > > Remember, I'm cheap. > > TIA, > > -- > Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
