On Mon, February 25, 2008 12:37 pm, Tyrion wrote: > Hey guys, don't know if this would be considered off topic, but if it > is, I appologize. > > I have Dish network service provided by my apartment complex, I want to > get a DVR, but i the dish networks dvr won't work with the comercial > service that we have here. I would have to gt my own dish and all that > goes with it, wich of course they don't allow. So, what are my options? > I have no phone or internet at home so Tivo might be out, and even so, > would it work with the converter box? Would I have to be watching any > channel I record no matter what solution I choose or is there an option > that might work with the dish input? > > We have free movie channels too, but I'm not terribly interested in > recording those, I work nights and would like to keep up with primetime > programs. > > Oh and money is a big concern so the cheaper, the better. > > Thanks all > > Tyrion
MythTV is an option if you're up to hacking it yourself. The message of hope: I did, and if I can, any modestly endowed Linux person surely can also be successful. Here are some thoughts, however. (Any of these may be corrected by wiser heads.) 1. My capture cards, PVR-150s, can work with a set-top box, but only single file. IOW, multiple capture cards can capture from an open cable connection at the same time, but only one card at a time can tune the set-top box (the PVR-150 has an adorable little IR bulb on a cable that you hang or tape on yout ST Box's IR sensor, so it can flash commands directly from Myth to change the channel). 2. Digital is on the way, so be sure to get a capture card that will upgrade. 3. Myth w/o an internet connection is really less than half a system, because it gets its program guide from the internet. I don't know if it has any plug-ins that would get the program listings from your dish. I love my Myth and wouldn't have it any other way, but if you want it to "just work," be sure to do comparison shopping against whatever the dish provider would supply you with ... and remember to put some value on your time. BTW, as a Linux app, Myth is definitely not OT around here. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
