MythTV
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I hope to finish this up later with more detail but for now here are some links of interest for anyone that wants to have a go at installing their own MythTV based media center. | I hope to finish this up later with more detail but for now here are some links of interest for anyone that wants to have a go at installing their own MythTV based media center. | ||
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| + | == The main MythTV site can be found at: == | ||
| + | http://www.mythtv.org | ||
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| + | == Hardware == | ||
| + | Visit this site before getting a new capture card or for info on a card you may already have: | ||
| + | http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Video_capture_card <br> | ||
| + | Linux specific High Deff/Analog capture card: | ||
| + | http://www.pchdtv.com/ <br> | ||
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| + | ==Pre-built MythTV specific distributions== | ||
| + | You can use as is as a frontend or install as backend only or as backend/frontend combination.<br> | ||
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| + | Knoppmyth was the first MythTV specific distribution and is based on Knoppix: | ||
| + | http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html<br> | ||
| + | Mythbuntu is a stripped down version of Xbuntu: | ||
| + | http://www.mythbuntu.org/ <br> | ||
| + | Mythdora Fedora Based Distro: | ||
| + | http://www.mythdora.com/ <br> | ||
| + | The full on media center/home automation LinuxMCE distribution: | ||
| + | http://www.linuxmce.org/ <br> | ||
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| + | == TV Program Listing Guide == | ||
| + | Low Cost Channel Guide Service - $20/year subscription 7day free trial | ||
| + | http://www.schedulesdirect.org/ <br> | ||
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| + | == Other == | ||
| + | EFF Guide using Knoppmyth | ||
| + | http://w2.eff.org/IP/broadcastflag/cookbook/guide.php <br> | ||
| + | Themed skins that can provide different looks while keeping the familiar feel: | ||
| + | http://www.hyperlinkx.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Skins.Themes <br> | ||
Revision as of 02:08, 16 June 2008
MythTV Presentation June 14, 2008
I hope to finish this up later with more detail but for now here are some links of interest for anyone that wants to have a go at installing their own MythTV based media center.
Contents |
The main MythTV site can be found at:
http://www.mythtv.org
Hardware
Visit this site before getting a new capture card or for info on a card you may already have: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Video_capture_card
Linux specific High Deff/Analog capture card: http://www.pchdtv.com/
Pre-built MythTV specific distributions
You can use as is as a frontend or install as backend only or as backend/frontend combination.
Knoppmyth was the first MythTV specific distribution and is based on Knoppix: http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html
Mythbuntu is a stripped down version of Xbuntu: http://www.mythbuntu.org/
Mythdora Fedora Based Distro: http://www.mythdora.com/
The full on media center/home automation LinuxMCE distribution: http://www.linuxmce.org/
TV Program Listing Guide
Low Cost Channel Guide Service - $20/year subscription 7day free trial http://www.schedulesdirect.org/
Other
EFF Guide using Knoppmyth http://w2.eff.org/IP/broadcastflag/cookbook/guide.php
Themed skins that can provide different looks while keeping the familiar feel: http://www.hyperlinkx.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Skins.Themes
