Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Plextor ConvertX PVR model PX-TV402 Review
2n's long awaited Review of the Plextor ConvertX PVR model PX-TV402 is freshly posted into the BYOPVR Review Section
The Plextor ConvertX PVR is the first DivX certified PVR encoder on the market. What this amounts to is that you can put MORE hours of shows on a given hard disk size with nearly comprable quality than you could get with a MPEG-2 recording. Read the review to determine if the ConvertX is really a cool enough device to deserve a name with a capital "X" in the middle of it?
also of interest Snapstream Beyond TV 3.5 Review
2n's long awaited Review of the Plextor ConvertX PVR model PX-TV402 is freshly posted into the BYOPVR Review Section
The Plextor ConvertX PVR is the first DivX certified PVR encoder on the market. What this amounts to is that you can put MORE hours of shows on a given hard disk size with nearly comprable quality than you could get with a MPEG-2 recording. Read the review to determine if the ConvertX is really a cool enough device to deserve a name with a capital "X" in the middle of it?
also of interest Snapstream Beyond TV 3.5 Review
Sunday, December 05, 2004
ยท Maiku's Setting up MythTV under Mandrake 10.1 Guide
New byopvr howto article Maiku's Setting up MythTV under Mandrake 10.1 Guide
After many weeks of struggle I finally have a functional MythTV box running. This article is a summary of how I got things working with Mandrake 10.1 Community Edition.
Before deciding on Mandrake I tried KnoppMyth and Fedora:
KnoppMyth: I highly recommend first trying KnoppMyth before pursing a Mandrake or Fedora-based machine. It offers a quick, painless installation that seems to work for many people. The KnoppMyth wiki has lots of useful HOWTOs. There's also good troubleshooting advice available at the KnoppMyth forums. For some reason I encountered kernel panics and general stability issues with the distribution and had to pass on it. Still, if it works for you, go with it!
Fedora: Many people choose Fedora because of Jarod Wilson's detailed MythTV HOWTO. Fedora's popularity is definitely an asset as you're sure to find much help online. While I was able to build a working system with FC2, I again ran into stability issues. Looking back, these were probably caused by my first wireless network card, a DWL-G510.
Mandrake: I ultimately went with Mandrake, specifically the 10.1 Community Edition. The "Community" edition is a less stable (yet still usable) product that usually preceeds the "Official" version. The newest Community version is freely available for download while the newest Official version usually requires purchase. From my experience the Mandrake installation process requires about the same time and effort as Fedora. A set of MythTV RPMs are available thanks to the hard work of Thac of Thac's RPMs.
After many weeks of struggle I finally have a functional MythTV box running. This article is a summary of how I got things working with Mandrake 10.1 Community Edition.
Before deciding on Mandrake I tried KnoppMyth and Fedora:
KnoppMyth: I highly recommend first trying KnoppMyth before pursing a Mandrake or Fedora-based machine. It offers a quick, painless installation that seems to work for many people. The KnoppMyth wiki has lots of useful HOWTOs. There's also good troubleshooting advice available at the KnoppMyth forums. For some reason I encountered kernel panics and general stability issues with the distribution and had to pass on it. Still, if it works for you, go with it!
Fedora: Many people choose Fedora because of Jarod Wilson's detailed MythTV HOWTO. Fedora's popularity is definitely an asset as you're sure to find much help online. While I was able to build a working system with FC2, I again ran into stability issues. Looking back, these were probably caused by my first wireless network card, a DWL-G510.
Mandrake: I ultimately went with Mandrake, specifically the 10.1 Community Edition. The "Community" edition is a less stable (yet still usable) product that usually preceeds the "Official" version. The newest Community version is freely available for download while the newest Official version usually requires purchase. From my experience the Mandrake installation process requires about the same time and effort as Fedora. A set of MythTV RPMs are available thanks to the hard work of Thac of Thac's RPMs.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Hack a day build your own pvr
hack a day posted an entry:
hack a day build your own pvr
oooh Cool hacks did too
hack a day build your own pvr
oooh Cool hacks did too
SnapStream BeyondTV 3.5 Review
Build Your Own PVR has posted a review of SnapStream's BeyondTV 3.5
Also of interest is TV Harmony's take on BeyondTV 3.5
Also of interest is TV Harmony's take on BeyondTV 3.5
