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Author: koder
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Subject: Re: Media Center setup
OK, so XBMC/Kodi is the software that processes the video.

To get off the air programs you need a TV Tuner to convert the digital
TV signal.

Has anyone had any experience with a TV Tuner under Linux?

Hauppauge seems to be mentioned, but Linux support is not specifically
mentioned, nor have I seen a price for one.

Harold


On 12/28/2014 10:51 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
> I'd install XBMC as that gives you (almost) every modern show that has
> been produced. hmmmmm.... local programming too if your local to
> pitsburg (or somewhere back east).
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 7:13 PM, koder <
> <mailto:iscreamkid@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I am a bit confused with the topic.

>
>     The book Linux Toys gives a cookbook recipe for building a Linux
>     based Digital Video Recorder. Is that what we are building here?
>     The book was written before the analog to digital conversion.

>
>     I know a couple of members in the group have been working on this
>     project.

>
>     The question I have been wondering about is what would be the best
>     digital card to use for off air digital gathering?

>
>     Where in the system would the pi fit?

>
>     A system I was using wourld only be running a few hours a day at
>     the most, to record a couple of shows and then display them on the
>     set.
>     Am I missing something?

>
>     Harold

>
>
>     On 12/28/2014 06:05 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:

>
>         I would heavily recommend that you don't use a regular
>         computer to just stream video.  Instead I would get a low
>         power ARM based single board computer.  The reason being that
>         the full computer will quickly, within a couple of months, use
>         so much power that you could have have purchased the SBC and
>         powered it for years with the same amount of power/money. It
>         will literally cost hundreds to run a computer 24/7 just to
>         steam video.
>         Once you have that, there are a number of programs that will
>         fill your needs, the most popular is XBMC, which has custom
>         images for SBCs such as the Raspberry PI and I believe they
>         also work on the BananaPI which is much more powerful,
>         processor wise, and not that much more expensive.

>
>         Brian Cluff

>
>         On 12/28/2014 02:08 PM, Stephen M wrote:

>
>             Stephen, the only thing I plan on doing with this computer
>             is streaming
>             videos over a local LAN and display them on a smartTV.  So
>             would I need
>             it if I wouldn't be using the computer itself?

>
>             On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Stephen Partington
>             < <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>
>             <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com
>             <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>>> wrote:

>
>                 If you can getting a cheap graphics card can give you
>             an extended
>                 life on the Pentium dual core, just make sure it
>             supports decoding
>                 functions. something like the nvidia 720 or AMD R5 or
>             R7 low end gpu's.

>
>                 Read up on drivers based on the multimedia application
>             or solution
>                 you will be using.

>
>                 On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Stephen M
>             < <mailto:smelheim85@gmail.com>
>                 <mailto:smelheim85@gmail.com
>             <mailto:smelheim85@gmail.com>>> wrote:

>
>                     Hey All,

>
>                     I know this as been asked a few times, and I
>             should keep all the
>                     convos but there are so many.  I am trying to find
>             a good
>                     solution to start a media center.  So I need to
>             know best
>                     hardware and software.  Of course I am using a Nix
>             system and
>                     looking for anything inexpensive.

>
>                     Although right now I have access to a Compact
>             SR5000, max 2Gb
>                     RAM. It has a pentium dual core system. It has
>             Vista so I need
>                     to get some ideas.  The hard drive is around 500Gb
>             but my father
>                     might give me a 1.5Gb.

>
>                     So this will take a long time for me to get done
>             because of my
>                     situation.

>
>                     Thanks all

>
>                     --
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