On 02/18/2016 10:03 PM, DAN EGLI wrote:
I had thought to use MythTV, since that's what everyone seems to have used in the past. But recent articles in various computer magazines have made no mention of MythTV, while they have mentioned Kodi (formerly XBMC). The reviews all seem positive, but I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with Kodi to compare with experience with MythTV? What are the pros/cons of each? I am fairly certain that MythTV supports multiple tuners recording different channels at the same time. Does Kodi? Which is easier to work with? Does either support a higher maximum number of tuners than the other?
I've never used Kodi, I've been using MythTV for many years and have been happy enough with it.
Also, on the hardware front, what's the maximum number of tuners anyone has ever had in a single DVR? I've heard of cards with four tuners on them. Has anyone ever, say had two of those cards at once? Or otherwise had more than four tuners? I'm curious about that. And what level of CPU would realistically be considered minimum for something like this? How many threads would realistically be needed to record multiple programs?
I would recommend getting a Silicon Dust HD-Homerun. They are separate from your DVR, and record from antenna or CableCARD (depending on the device). You can get an antenna one that will also transcode to MP4, so you really don't have to have a very powerful box for recording.
For playback, there are small media computers that have GPUs that offload the MP4 playback, and they work well enough for 1080p videos.
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