On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:02:09 +1300 Phill Coxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've been thinking about getting a hard drive recorder to record stuff > on TV. > > But I wanted to get some feedback from the resident mythtv experts on > whether it would be better to build a MythTV media box instead. > > I'd like to: > > * Record TV from my Sky decoder. > * Have some way to schedule and automatically change the SKY channel for > recording. > * Have a working remote control > * Have optional composite / HD output > > Any thoughts and recommendations for hardware etc would be appreciated. > > Thanks... > Controlling a sky box from mythtv is a fair challenge - you have to control it through an IR transmitter. You can't just plug a sky dish in and expect to decode everything... all you'll get are the Freeview channels. This may be the biggest hurdle to what you're trying to do if you go the myth route. Steve
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