[mythtvnz] Lurker in the midst.....

[Steven Ellis]

On Sat, July 28, 2007 9:53 am, NZ Russ wrote:
> Hey there folks. Just thought I'd introduce myself instead of lurking a=
s a
> recipient only, which I have been for quite a while. (Thanks for the gu=
ilt
> trip Admin).
>
> My name is Russ and I'm a Kiwi living in Texas USA since 2004 (job boug=
ht
> me
> here) and I'll be moving back to NZ in 2008. I''ve been using Mythtv fo=
r
> about 2.5 years and it is the cornerstone of our home entertainment. Th=
e
> wife loves it and calls it HER Mythtv (and I usually get appropriately
> warned before messing with it or adding hardware/"features").
>
> Quick Specs of my rig:
>
>    - Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn with Mythtv 0.20, Mythweb, Mythvideo,
>    Mythmusic, Mythvarchive etc...
>    - Silverstone SST-LC03-S case
>    - 1TB storage (2x 500GB SATA)
>    - Dual core AMD 3600 Brisbane
>    - 3 tuners (two terrestrial, one DVB-S)
>    - Wireless networking, wireless keyboard & mouse
>    - Near silent - see link below
>    - Entire DVD collection (most converted to Xvid)
>    - Entire music collection
>    - Use Mythtweb to automatically record favorite shows and flag
>    commercials, and MythtArchive to save the fav's to the DVD library.
>    - Samba for media around the house.

Nice rig there Russ

> More details on my Mythtv here which includes a partially completed how=
-to
> for my own reminder: http://nzrussmythlatest.blogspot.com/
>
> Seeing as I'm here for a while longer I'm planning on throwing in an HD
> (ATSC) tuner to pick up the local FTA High Def Channels, but will do th=
at
> closer to the 42" plasma slush fund being ready (c. September).

Well you can always pass that ATSC tuner onto a friend. When are you due
here as the HD service is due in March at present.

> A couple of my colleagues are also Kiwi's and have been using the
> commercially available TiVo's which they've gotten very use to. They're
> now
> coming to me for some guidance on a Mythtv build to take home to NZ. It
> seems their wives are too use to the convenience DVR's provide also - A=
nd
> Steve, I've been plugging Openmedia to these guys.

Thanks for the plug. Just been to UbuntuLive and OSCON and the feedback
from US guys has been awesome.


> Well, that is pretty much where I'm at with my Mythtv. Feel free to che=
ck
> out my link etc.
>
> Before I go on, I have to say I really appreciate the list and the grea=
t
> advice you guys provide. The main reason I've been 'lurking on the list=
'
> is
> too keep up to date on Mythtv things in NZ, and that I have a couple of
> concerns in transferring my Mythtv from the US to NZ, which are:
>
> 1)  EPG guide:  I've been really interested in the stability of the NZ =
EPG
> feeds, and thought we had it good here with the zap2it-labs EPG which w=
as
> super reliable, very accurate and free. Alas they are stopping their fe=
ed
> later in the year so the US MythTv community will be back to web scrape=
s
> or
> something.....   It is a real shame there is no free/lowcost legit
> licensed
> equivalent in NZ at the moment.  I've been meaning to try a couple of t=
he
> approaches (e.g nice feed, and EPG snoop) but haven't got around to it.=
 So
> i'll probably get a couple of the feeds at some point, if you're wonder=
ing
> why a USA IP address is downloading stuff.....

Well you have a DVB-S card so all you need is a dish and you can get the
guide data no worries.

> 2) Hauppauge PVR-150: I currently have two PVR-150's with big NTSC
> stickers
> on the side of them. Seeing as Linux/Ubuntu loads the firmware to the c=
ard
> and they work on a PAL composite signal when selecting PAL in the tuner
> setup (using my iPod as a PAL composite source), I'm wondering if they
> work
> with a PAL RF source (I have nothing to generate PAL RF source to test)=
..
> I'd
> rather not go out and buy two PAL tuners if there is no point. I'm sure
> i've
> seen NTSC stickers on a couple of NZ builds so if anyone has any advice=
 on
> these cards that'd be great. The exact part number and a link to the ca=
rd
> is
> on my build (above).

As far as I know the actual tuners are different. Can anyone else
confirm/deny?

Steve

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