On Wed, February 18, 2009 11:17 am, rern...@san.rr.com wrote: > My TVs are analog only, and I just use an antenna for signals. > > Apparently there are NO converter boxes that have timers for channels so > my old analog VCR can be used without having to manually change the > channel on the converter to the appropriate channell. > > DishTV sells a DTV DVR with converter box that sounds nice, it's $249, > one time fee, records two channels, or lets you watch one and record > another. > > Would that be a better option than trying to build a MythTV box with a > digital tuner that could handle more than one channel at the same time? > > Thanks, > > Rich
That's gotta be your call. Myth handles multiple channels by having multiple converter cards each with its own tuner. If there is a converter box, Myth has to flash channel changes with a little IR blinker hung or taped over the converter's remote eye. Thus back to one channel at a time for the converter box. My understanding is that current PVRs rented from the cable moguls can handle multiple channels, but I don't know if there are digital limitations to this. And of course, part of the Myth advantage is that you can transcode your recordings and burn them to DVD. This kind of flexibility plus the multiple channels keep me from digital, but the present resolution is just fine with me, so WTF. Whenever I give advice on Myth, I always expect and appreciate fact checking from Gus and Josh. Oh, and then there's the Linux reason for doing Myth which is it's kewl and you learn neat stuff :-) -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- KPLUG-Newbie@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
