[mythtvnz] New member

[Criggie]

Cool - welcome

What hardware do you have available for this project?

You'll want a minimum of
* A TV with HDMI input (vga works in a pinch but is not as pretty)
* A quietish PC with HDMI output that you can leave running 24/7
* Somewhere to leave it running out of the way, that won't get hot or
bumped.  Behind the TV is ideal.
* A broadband internet connection
* Some kind of receiver and aerial.....:

My understanding is a HD Homerun receiver and a UHF aerial are great if
you're in urban area with good signal (ie, dvb-t or terrestrial coverage)

Otherwise you need a satellite dish and a couple of dvb-s tuner cards.

And whatever cabling is needed to tie it all together.



Peter Charlesworth wrote:
> I've joined the mailing list today, mainly as a response to the news that
> TiVo will be defunct in NZ after October 2017.  I'm devastated about this,
> since we have three TiVo units, and can't speak highly enough of how good
> they have been in practical functionality, as well as an alternative to
> the offerings of Sky TV, to which I have a philosophical aversion.
>
> I'm a technically capable person and I understand electrons, but I have
> minimal practical experience at "circuit-board level", so the initial
> onslaught of unfamiliar terms and concepts I have encountered in reading
> the
> MythTV pages today have been somewhat mind boggling.  However, I'm hoping
> that with the guidance of New Zealand experts in the MythTV field, and the
> general information in the extensive resources of the main website, I may
> in time be able to learn enough to assemble a good MythTV set-up of my
> own.
> It certainly seems to be the best prospect that I can find to replace the
> features of TiVo, and probably exceed them.
>
>
>
> I look forward to hearing from you all,
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter
>
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