<p dir="ltr">Why not a ready to stream koDi (xbmc) box? <br>
There are plenty of 4core, wireless, and fan less boxes under $200.00.<br>
<a href="http://cordcuttersnews.com/the-best-kodi-boxes-of-2016/">http://cordcuttersnews.com/the-best-kodi-boxes-of-2016/</a></p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 29, 2016 11:27 PM, "Alex Carver" <<a href="mailto:agcarver%2Bale@acarver.net">agcarver+ale@acarver.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 2016-03-29 18:47, DJ-Pfulio wrote:<br>
> Media sources? ATSC? CableCARD? Something else? For ATSC, get<br>
> SiliconDust HDHR network tuners. If cableCARD, I didn't think Myth<br>
> supports the premium channels without going through an analog hole.<br>
> Though that only Microsoft Media Center worked with that DRM.<br>
<br>
Satellite TV using their box (so S-Video or composite out, I don't<br>
subscribe to HD programming). No ATSC.<br>
<br>
><br>
> I don't use Myth for recording, so cannot suggest any other hardware,<br>
> but with ATSC, basically the PC just needs to safe the file in the<br>
> stream from the tuners - no great CPU needed - unless you want to find<br>
> commercials, skip them, or have them removed before viewing. Removing<br>
> commercials will make the recordings 30% smaller. Transcoding from<br>
> mpeg2 to h.264 will reduce that by 50% - 70-80% savings if you do both.<br>
> Comskip will create EDL files that Kodi can use to skip commercials<br>
> during playback even if you don't remove them from the file. It isn't<br>
> perfect and gets confused on some network shows.<br>
<br>
Commercial skipping would be ok but not required.<br>
<br>
<br>
> Yes, a R-Pi v2 can play 1080p content - ATSC is mpeg2, so you'll<br>
> **need** the commercial driver ($4 I thnk). For h.264 playback, the<br>
> hardware hands that already - no extra license needed. Of course, if<br>
> you transcode the mpeg2 --> h.264, then you don't need a license, just<br>
> enough CPU and time.<br>
><br>
> Come out some Sunday to a meeting and we can discuss this at length.<br>
> Lots of moving parts and options. Things that are important to me<br>
> probably aren't important to you.<br>
<br>
Hard to do from California. ;)<br>
<br>
> I wouldn't bother with a fanless box. Put the box somewhere where the<br>
> noise doesn't matter and use a silent $50 player. Almost anything can<br>
> be used, provided the video codecs are supported. I use Plex for<br>
> real-time transcoding.<br>
<br>
Can't do that because the satellite box is in the living room and has to<br>
stay there for use with live TV and also for the access to the dish and<br>
it coax cable.<br>
<br>
<br>
> As to storage - 200G would be plenty for 2 days of hidef recordings -<br>
> lots of shows. I think about 200G is all I use in a week of recordings -<br>
> just to show the extra room. When I go on vacation, I'll ssh into the<br>
> storage area and move recordings to storage with more room to be handled<br>
> when I return.<br>
><br>
> On 03/29/2016 09:03 PM, Alex Carver wrote:<br>
>> Some circumstances have suggested that I need to build a DVR (instead of<br>
>> renting one) but I need suggestions on hardware since it's a bit more<br>
>> resource intensive than most machine applications.<br>
>><br>
>> I'm not planning on pausing live TV with this thing, just a time shifter<br>
>> device where that time could be hours or the next day or two.<br>
>><br>
>> At first the recorder will likely be the player, too, although I may<br>
>> want to put a client somewhere else in the future. I've only heard that<br>
>> an RPi can do a playback reasonably well but suggestions are welcome here.<br>
>><br>
>> Long term storage is not planned, shows would be deleted after watching<br>
>> although being able to suck a file out of the machine if there's a<br>
>> really interesting clip would be good, I can process it elsewhere.<br>
>><br>
>> Silence and physical size is probably important for now because this<br>
>> first system will have to live behind the TV where the satellite box<br>
>> also lives. I can't really move the satellite box into a closet, no<br>
>> suitable access to the cable from the dish. So this probably implies a<br>
>> SSD and a fanless box.<br>
>><br>
>> Thoughts and/or suggestions?<br>
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