Hail Mythtv gurus, I'm a total newbie to the world of PVR's and I've found only documentation on HOW to do something with MythTV, I havent found anything on WHAT to do with MythTV...
So... Here goes... I'll get my fireproof suit on now! :-) But please tell me if I'm being silly or not on each option. I'm thinking of setting up a system, that can use a Sony DVP-CX985 - 400 DVD jukebox ($300), as it's primary method of archiving recorded TV + playing existing DVDs... (as I'm trying to avoid buying several terrabytes of HDD space - as I have a collection of several hundred DVDs today). ------------ Config#1: Basic PVR w/glorified frontend maybe? - Sony DVD connected directly to TV/speaker input#1. - Dish Network connected directly to MythTV host. - MythTV connected to TV & speaker system on TV/speaker input#2. - MythTV external receiver IR blaster to control Sony DVD. Question on this option: Can MythTV be loaded with a list of the DVDs that I put into the Sony DVD player? From what I have read, the "MythVideo" module, is what would be used to play these back, as well as annotate the IMDB info on each line item... Can "MythVideo" act as a pass-through IR blaster? PROs: * DVD-RW media is cheap plus no crashed HDDs to worry about. * Video & Sound go direct to TV, so quaility should be great. CONs: * Dont know if the "mythvideo" module can work as a dummy pass-through of IR commands to the Sony DVD player. * In this method no additional TVs can use the video on the DVD player. * Dont know if I could get the IR blaster to change my inputs correctly. * Just seems cludgy, just doesnt sound like a MythTV setup. ------------ Config#2: Streaming through MythTV w/Dolby Digital? - Sony DVD video connected directly to MythTV capturecard#1 (s-vhs). - Sony DVD audio connected directly to MythTV soundcard#1 (dolby coax). - Dish Network connected directly to MythTV capturecard#2. - MythTV connected to TV & speaker. - MythTV external receiver IR blaster to control Sony DVD. Question on this option: Can MythTV take video from 1 card, and sound from another card, re-integrate into a stream, and fire it back out to the TV and speakers still including the Dolby Digital? Also same question as in config#1 above. Sounds Card: Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum?? cuz it has lots of in/outs for Dolby Digital. Capture Card: Something that can handle 2 - sources?? or just buy 2 cards? any recommendations as to which one(s)? PROs: * DVD-RW media is cheap plus no crashed HDDs to worry about. * Only need the TV/Speakers on 1 input source forever CONs: * Dont know if the "mythvideo" module can work as a dummy pass-through of IR commands to the Sony DVD player. * In this method no additional TVs can use the video on the DVD player, unless streaming can be done from MythTV backend to frontends... which leads to config#3. ------------ Config#3: Streaming w/Dolby Digital to MythTV backend. Playback on at multiple locations? - Same as above, except pretend I split just the "MythTV connected to TV & speaker" to 1 or more hosts. Question on this option: Can the streaming be done to a MythTV backend and therefore a MythTV frontend can pick it up? and if 1 frontend can pick it up, can several pick it up via multi-cast or something similar? Dont you guys love newbie questions? Thanks in advance for any info you can give. -MyKarz
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