[mythtvnz] Just how cheap could you build a system? Possibly OT.

[dmoo1790 at ihug.co.nz]

On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 16:43:24 +1200, "Criggie" <criggie at criggie.org.nz>
wrote:
> David Moore wrote:
>> I've been thinking about what my Dad will do when the analogue switch
>> off occurs. I suspect it's not possible to build a reliable dual tuner
>> DVB-T system at a price comparable to the commercial PVRs. Any comments?
>>
>> If I'm right and he/we starts looking for a commercial PVR to replace
>> the VCR, any thoughts on good boxes? Seems many are quite flaky.
> 
> 
> You get what you pay for, and pretty much everyone on this list chose
> MythTV.   So I doubt there's going to be many useful suggestions from the
> list members :)
> 

Er, yeah. I chose it myself but it cost me a crap load more than a
commercial PVR. But maybe someone has built a system a lot cheaper than I
did.

> How about you get VDSL with a 5-6 Mbit/sec upload, set up a tunnel from
> his home router to yours, and simply stream recordings off your backend
to
> him?
> 
> Caps could be an issue though, so look for an ISP with zero-rated
internal
> traffic like TCL.

Caps would be the least of the issues with this solution. I guess you may
be joking.