Hi folks,
I've been struggling to get my HD HomeRun EXTENDED and a MythTV backend set-up for a several days now. I did things the hard way (I usually do.) I installed a minimal install of Ubuntu then apt-get the necessary add ons to create a MythTV backend. I'm using a ChromeBox modified to run KODI as a front end as well as as a few simple clients.. All is good. But this set-up is not for your average NOOB. I consider myself to be fairly versed in Linux and this project kicked my butt. The (free zap2xml) schedule was probably the worst part. Yeah sure there is a lot of (bad) information on how to get this set-up. That had me going in circles for a while. Now that its set-up properly it is solid as a rock. I have been recording like crazy for the last couple of days. Its amazing how many shows I want to watch are on late at night when I'm sleeping.
For instance, when I was a kid my Dad and I used to watch COMBAT all the time. He was a WWII Veteran and it was difficult to get him to talk about the war. When COMBAT was on it was like a pressure release valve for him. Now COMBAT is being replayed on Heroes & Icons but its on at 11PM. I have to get up at 5AM so I'm normally fast asleep by 11PM. Thanks to my new MythTV set-up I can record COMBAT while I'm sleeping and watch it the following day.
Sorry for the long winded introduction. Now for phase II of this project. I'd like to buy a DVB-S2 USB tuner for FTA on this computer. I'm considering a TBS5922SE USB DVB S2. My situation is that I have 1 fixed C-Band and one fixed Ku-band dish. (No Motors.)
An internal card isn't an option on this computer so I really need to stick with USB. DiSEqC switching between the two dishes is desirable. Any advice is appreciated.
Best Regards,
Tom
I've been struggling to get my HD HomeRun EXTENDED and a MythTV backend set-up for a several days now. I did things the hard way (I usually do.) I installed a minimal install of Ubuntu then apt-get the necessary add ons to create a MythTV backend. I'm using a ChromeBox modified to run KODI as a front end as well as as a few simple clients.. All is good. But this set-up is not for your average NOOB. I consider myself to be fairly versed in Linux and this project kicked my butt. The (free zap2xml) schedule was probably the worst part. Yeah sure there is a lot of (bad) information on how to get this set-up. That had me going in circles for a while. Now that its set-up properly it is solid as a rock. I have been recording like crazy for the last couple of days. Its amazing how many shows I want to watch are on late at night when I'm sleeping.
For instance, when I was a kid my Dad and I used to watch COMBAT all the time. He was a WWII Veteran and it was difficult to get him to talk about the war. When COMBAT was on it was like a pressure release valve for him. Now COMBAT is being replayed on Heroes & Icons but its on at 11PM. I have to get up at 5AM so I'm normally fast asleep by 11PM. Thanks to my new MythTV set-up I can record COMBAT while I'm sleeping and watch it the following day.
Sorry for the long winded introduction. Now for phase II of this project. I'd like to buy a DVB-S2 USB tuner for FTA on this computer. I'm considering a TBS5922SE USB DVB S2. My situation is that I have 1 fixed C-Band and one fixed Ku-band dish. (No Motors.)
An internal card isn't an option on this computer so I really need to stick with USB. DiSEqC switching between the two dishes is desirable. Any advice is appreciated.
Best Regards,
Tom
