[ale] MythTV/similar hardware recommendations

[Sergio Chaves]

Why not a ready to stream koDi (xbmc) box?
There are plenty of 4core, wireless,  and fan less boxes under $200.00.
http://cordcuttersnews.com/the-best-kodi-boxes-of-2016/
On Mar 29, 2016 11:27 PM, "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:

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