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| bd1308 |
 Nov 15 2006, 06:05 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot  Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501  |
so I wanted a TiVo. I didn't like the boxes that were provided, so I pieced together my own box.
200+ hours of recording over regular cable. DVD/RW MP3 capability Remote Control 2 TV tuners- I can record one thing and watch something else, or do Picture In Picture It's awesome (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It was about 150 bucks for the whole thing |
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| turboman808 |
Nov 15 2006, 06:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,718 Joined: 31-January 06 From: North Jersey Member No.: 5,505 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(bd1308 @ Nov 15 2006, 04:05 PM)  so I wanted a TiVo. I didn't like the boxes that were provided, so I pieced together my own box. 200+ hours of recording over regular cable. DVD/RW MP3 capability Remote Control 2 TV tuners- I can record one thing and watch something else, or do Picture In Picture It's awesome (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Sounds fun. Did a HTPC and network back at my old place. It was rather cool. |
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| bd1308 |
Nov 15 2006, 06:11 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
MythTV I used for everything, had to compile everything from scratch.
I am goign to add another TV tuner, so i'll have 3 in all. |
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| smontanaro |
Nov 15 2006, 06:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Got specs for the various bits?
Thx, Skip |
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| bd1308 |
Nov 15 2006, 07:08 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
p4 1.7Ghz cpu (lying around--has rambus ram (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) )
ubuntu edgy <-- the OS 320GB Hard drive for movies only 120GB hdd for OS 2xPVR-150 Tv Tuners, which feature MPEG hardware encoding. 15 inch LCD monitor DVD/RW drive (IDE) future addition will include a PVR-350, which features a MPEG hardware decoder and TV out. does that help |
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| bd1308 |
Nov 15 2006, 07:52 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
I'm trying to sell off some of my computers, I had eleven I think i'm down to six plus a box of parts laptops.
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| turboman808 |
Nov 15 2006, 08:56 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,718 Joined: 31-January 06 From: North Jersey Member No.: 5,505 Region Association: North East States |
I think one of the best things I did home entertainment wise with computers was build a computer based video scaler. Such a difference in quality. I had dam near blue ray quality 3 years ago. Don't ask me what I used I can't remeber. AVSforums has alot of great info though.
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| bd1308 |
Nov 15 2006, 09:12 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
See, I'm not really intrested in quality. Basic cable is still 'da bomb for me, and I dont watch any TV till 3am (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
cant figure out why my p4 falls on its face encoding DVDs to divx. even my 400 G4 powerbook could do it...took a metric shithour to complete, but it looked great. Guess its time for the 3800+ Amd 64 |
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| smontanaro |
Nov 15 2006, 09:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(bd1308 @ Nov 15 2006, 07:08 PM) p4 1.7Ghz cpu (lying around--has rambus ram (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) ... does that help Yes indeed. Thanks... Skip |
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| bd1308 |
Nov 15 2006, 09:48 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
by using the PVR series cards, you really dont need a monster of a computer, except for commerical sensing and transcoding.
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