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On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuknow@×××××××××.com |
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> On 28/02/2011 22:06, Hamilton Silva wrote: |
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>> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Matt Harrison< |
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>> iwasinnamuknow@×××××××××.com |
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>>> wrote: |
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>>> Hi all, |
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>>> I've recently started to set up a mythtv box for my parents. I've found a |
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>>> USB DVB-T receiver which works perfectly and I've got the system up and |
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>>> running on some old hardware. |
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>>> Now I've been tasked with finding something small that can sit by their |
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>>> TV |
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>>> and do it all. I've been looking at MiniITX machines with the nVidia ION |
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>>> chipset that support 720/1080 HD playback and HDMI outputs. |
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>>> |
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>>> My questions are concerning the digital output and remote controls. I've |
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>>> only ever used HDMI/digital output on windows and it confuses me then. Is |
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>>> there some added complexity to getting the HDMI output working (including |
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>>> audio) with a TV? Is there anything to look out for as far as |
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>>> compatibiliy |
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>>> goes? |
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>>> |
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>>> And remote controls, the USB DVB-T unit comes with its own remote and |
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>>> pretty much works out of the box even on linux. At least it works for the |
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>>> basic up/down/left/right/enter, I really don't know enough to get any |
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>>> more |
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>>> out of it. |
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>>> |
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>>> The MiniITX bundle I'm looking at comes with a remote designed for media |
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>>> centres and looks to be a million times nicer than the one from the |
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>>> receiver, but is there going to be a lot of trouble getting it working |
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>>> with |
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>>> Lirc? I only know a teeny tiny bit about Lirc, I don't know what driver |
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>>> this |
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>>> remote will use so I don't know if there's likely to be any compatibility |
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>>> issue. |
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>>> |
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>>> As you can tell I'm not very hot on this stuff, so any |
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>>> tips/help/suggestions would be much appreciated. I'd especially |
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>>> appreciate |
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>>> if anyone could point to some known-good hardware for this purpose. |
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>>> Thanks |
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>>> |
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>>> Matt |
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>>> For the remote i suggest the ps3 bd controller. It uses bluetooth so, |
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>> it's |
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>> omnidirectional and works with mythtv: |
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>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Sony_PS3_BD_Remote |
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>> Hamilton |
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> That looks interesting, thanks for the reply. I guess I'll have to find a |
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> bluetooth receiver to go with it, maybe i can find one onboard something. |
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> Thanks |
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> |
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You can find some bluetooth usb dongle for about $2-4 at dealextreme or |
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ebay. |
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Hamilton |
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