[mythtvnz] Suitable Frontend

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 1:00 AM, Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Don Robertson <don at robertson.net.nz>wrote:
>
>> On 04/12/12 21:06, tortise wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Detailing brands and model numbers really facilitates people give
>>> focussed answers and is unreasonable (IMO) to expect people to give
>>> speculative answers to cover a wide range of scenarios.  Kit to cover
>>> includes PC, remotes, and screens / TV's brand and model numbers.  URLs
>>> to manuals are also a courtesy.
>>>
>>
>> I don't know what the P4 is - it is not a 'brand'. I could open it up and
>> get a reference for the mother board, ram, hd, cables etc if that helps.
>> Backend does not have a remote. Have not bought the front end - just
>> looking at available machines. For specific models, take a look at this
>> http://www.trademe.co.nz/**computers/desktops/no-monitor<http://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/desktops/no-monitor>
>>
>
> It not the PC hardware we really need to know about. It's all the stuff
> that will be connected to the PC hardware. Knowing the model of the TV is
> useful because we need to know if you need HDMI output or DVI output or
> whatever - which is best can depend on the TV model. It helps to know if
> you are wanting a particular size box or if you require silent operation or
> whatever. We need to know if you plan to use a separate amp or if will you
> use the TV for sound - so do you need HDMI audio or SPDIF optical or SPDIF
> coax?
>
>
>> I would kind of like to get a system that works on any TV. I thought Open
>> Source was a way to avoid lock in.
>
>
> There are no universal answers. The closest you'll get to a system that
> works on any TV is something that outputs an NTSC signal over a composite
> video connection. I'm sure that is not what you want - but even if you
> meant "any new TV" it's just not that simple.
>
> I think you mean PAL not NTSC
>
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