[Novalug] HDHomeRun/MythTV

[Matt Bidwell]

Kevin Kitts wrote:
> Hi All,
>   I currently have a simple analog/Hauppauge PVR-350 based MythTV system.
> 
> Just curious - has anyone out there used HDHomeRun ( 
> http://www.silicondust.com/wiki/products/hdhomerun 
> <http://www.silicondust.com/wiki/products/hdhomerun> ) with MythTV? I 
> don't subscribe to any "premium" Montgomery County/Comcast Channels - 
> but I've seen some reports from random Google searches that even some of 
> the basic digital channels are encrypted.
> 
> I've also considered the pcHDTV5500, but I only have 1 PCI slot in this 
> computer and that would mean I'd have to remove my PVR-350. Not a 
> problem really, but I'm a bit puzzled - because neither the HDHomeRun or 
> the pcHDTV5500 come with a remote control - so I'm wondering how I would 
> control MythTV at that point...
> 
> Any advice much apprec...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kevin
Kevin,
I can only speak to the pcHDTV5500 as I have it after upgrading from
a PVR-250.  The pcHDTV works great.  However the documentation, I find,
is lacking.  I didn't feel a need for both cards because in theory
the atsc and ntsc programming should be the same.
The thing I wish I knew then that I know now is that you really need
a nvidia card to play back hdtv, and a little bit beefier processor.
I think it's recommended to have dual core if you frontend and backend
are the same machine.  I do believe some people have gotten a
remote working with the pcHDTV and you can scan through their message
board to see how they did it.

Matt