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technobard · 07-21-2004, 06:41 PM

I got off to a rocky start using MythTV. I'm convinced it was the machine more than anything else. Long story. Anyway, I replaced the Linux box recently and MythTV has been humming along. For those who don't know what I'm babbling about, MythTV is a linux-based personal video recorder solution (PVR). Think Tivo, only more features and more control. It's not quite ready for Joe Consumer, mainly because you have to know too much to get all the bits working. But when it works, it works great! I intentionally picked a motherboard chipset that works very well after finding out that the one I had been using was probably the worst possible choice.

I've been recording cartoons for my son, archiving them off, and burning them to DVD. If you already have the hardware (you'll have to add the tv capture card) and you're willing to spend the time, it's worth it.

07-21-2004, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
technobard Centurion Nova Prime Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL (USA) Posts: 287	Anyone Using MythTV or Freevo? I got off to a rocky start using MythTV. I'm convinced it was the machine more than anything else. Long story. Anyway, I replaced the Linux box recently and MythTV has been humming along. For those who don't know what I'm babbling about, MythTV is a linux-based personal video recorder solution (PVR). Think Tivo, only more features and more control. It's not quite ready for Joe Consumer, mainly because you have to know too much to get all the bits working. But when it works, it works great! I intentionally picked a motherboard chipset that works very well after finding out that the one I had been using was probably the worst possible choice. I've been recording cartoons for my son, archiving them off, and burning them to DVD. If you already have the hardware (you'll have to add the tv capture card) and you're willing to spend the time, it's worth it.