[mythtvnz] Introduction

[Wade Maxfield]

Phillip Baird wrote:

> Requirements are pretty simple as this stage - simply be able to record 
> from the terrestrial free to air channels & play mpg3's.  So the 
> configuration I'm looking at is;
> 
> Mythbuntu 7.10 combined front & back in a single box
> WinTV PRV-350 (hardware mpeg-2 encoding/decoding being the main reason & 
> good remote support)
> NVidia 6500 (because it has component video output)
> 1 GB ram
> CPU Intel Dual Core somewhere around the 3GHz mark.
> 500 GB disk.
> 

Welcome Phillip - and don't bother with the PVR-350.  You won't use the 
MPEG2 decoder if you are using the 6500/component out.  The decoder only 
outputs via the 350's built in s-video/composite video port, you can't 
use it as a co-processor.

Also I'd recommend a MCE USB remote & transceiver over using the remote 
that came with my PVR-350.  Much simpler to get the MCE one working (so 
there goes another reason for the 350).  Save some money and get a 
PVR-150, and with the difference you could get a DVB-S card which would 
be much more useful long-term.

  - Wade