There are a lot of options out there...<br><br>If you want to use a remote control, then you'll need an iR receiver & a remote, along with a lirc.<br>If you need to control a cable or satellite set top box, then you'll need an iR transmitter.<br>
<br><br>Here are a few sites I used when I was first figuring out my setup:<br><br><a href="http://www.usbuirt.com/">http://www.usbuirt.com/</a> (iR Receiver and single transmitter)<br><a href="http://www.commandir.com/">http://www.commandir.com/</a> (iR receiver and multi-transmitter, up to 16 channels)<br>
<br><a href="http://www.hauppauge.com/">http://www.hauppauge.com/</a> (Sells capture cards, but you'll have to ensure you buy the right one!)<br>What is your source? (Analog cable, Digital Cable, Satellite (Free to air, or Bell/Shaw?), Terrestrial broadcasts (digital or analog?)<br>
Are you interested in capturing high-def?<br><br>How much space do you have on your box? On average, it's 1Gb per hour for normal standard definition programming.<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:57 PM, John Van Ostrand <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john@netdirect.ca">john@netdirect.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Are you trying to capture satellite, cable, over the air? Also what's your<br>
output? Svideo, component, HDMI?<br>
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Subject: [kwlug-disc] mythtv hardware<br>
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I've somehow managed to get a mythtv install up and running on a pc.<br>
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I think I need two pieces of hardware though - I believe I need an entry<br>
level tv capture card and I think they make some sort of remote control<br>
devices we can use instead of a keyboard?<br>
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Any thoughts on what hardware I should buy, hopefully locally, for those<br>
two things? I'd hate to buy something then find out it's not linux<br>
compatible.<br>
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g.<br>
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