mini ITX Satellite PVR

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp
typed
>In message , entwisi
> writes
>>Thinking of a MythTV or similar but satellite (Freesat) based.
>>
>>Any recommendations for kit?
>
>Mind if I hijack?
>
>I was only thinking tonight of an eco-PC to do basic myth type stuff
>and file sharing without gobbling up megawatts.
>
>So if people want to consider power consumption when replying...

Tokenism at it worst.

When T gets a clockwork Rampant Rabbit, *then* I'll believe you're
serious about saving the planet.

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In message , Wicked Uncle Nigel
writes

>When T gets a clockwork Rampant Rabbit, *then* I'll believe you're
>serious about saving the planet.

Why would she need a Rabbit when she's got me?

Oh yeah...
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On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:30:21 +0000, Gyp wrote:

>
> Mind if I hijack?

Not at all mate, the more the merrier!
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Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp
> typed
>> In message , entwisi
>> writes
>>> Thinking of a MythTV or similar but satellite (Freesat) based.
>>>
>>> Any recommendations for kit?
>>
>> Mind if I hijack?
>>
>> I was only thinking tonight of an eco-PC to do basic myth type stuff
>> and file sharing without gobbling up megawatts.
>>
>> So if people want to consider power consumption when replying...
>
> Tokenism at it worst.
>
> When T gets a clockwork Rampant Rabbit, *then* I'll believe you're
> serious about saving the planet.

Clockwork? She needs one that runs on methane, which can be sourced
locally.

Very locally.
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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp
typed
>In message , Wicked Uncle Nigel
> writes
>
>>When T gets a clockwork Rampant Rabbit, *then* I'll believe you're
>>serious about saving the planet.
>
>Why would she need a Rabbit when she's got me?

Someone's got to wind the thing, you silly man.

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In article , Wicked Uncle Nigel
writes
>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp
> typed
>>In message , entwisi
>> writes
>>>Thinking of a MythTV or similar but satellite (Freesat) based.
>>>
>>>Any recommendations for kit?
>>
>>Mind if I hijack?
>>
>>I was only thinking tonight of an eco-PC to do basic myth type stuff
>>and file sharing without gobbling up megawatts.
>>
>>So if people want to consider power consumption when replying...
>
>Tokenism at it worst.
>
>When T gets a clockwork Rampant Rabbit, *then* I'll believe you're
>serious about saving the planet.

Wind powered Shirley?



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entwisi wrote:
> Thinking of a MythTV or similar but satellite (Freesat) based.
>
> Any recommendations for kit?
>
> TIA
>
In the tradition of recommending what you own.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320177568729

It'll do freesat[1] and BBC HD, though you need a decent dual core CPU
to render BBC Hi Def.

With appropriate software, it can clear a lot of furrin channels on
Astra 1 and Hotbird. Many of the movie channels have English soundtracks.

[1]With the exception of Channels 4 and 5, which still need the Sky
Freesat card.
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On Nov 6, 12:15 pm, Champ wrote:

<on Sky+>

> Or is it free now?

Yes or, more accurately, it's covered by the general subscription fees.
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On Nov 6, 12:15 pm, Champ wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:46:53 +0000, "mike. buckley"
> wrote:
>
> >Am I missing something? I can't see the need to replace my Sky+, what
> >extra benefit do you get from a setup like yours? I don't want to record
> >anything to DVD which is about all I can see I'm missing. Disk capacity
> >isn't an issue for me either.
>
> The main additional things I want in a PVR are:
> 1. Ability to record to DVD. I like collectting movies, and various
> other stuff.
> 2. Lots of disk space - I'm on the limit with my current 'media'
> partition of 160Gb (which is about 80 hours)
>
> I've also got all my music on it (cos it plays back through my AV
> amp), and am slowly getting all my digital photos on it too (I think
> the a media PC with a big TV is *the* way to look at/show digital
> photos).

I've gone the way of the home NAS setup, with a media extender under
the TV. I had planned to get an Apple TV, but saw some reviews of the
KISS 1600 and went for that instead (contains a DVD player, so it
nicely eliminates a box).

The whole thing works without any computers being switched on, which
is a bonus. DVD archiving is something I can do without, given that
encoding to DVD is a lossy and time-consuming process, and that hard
disk space is so cheap. As and when I start running out of space I'll
just add more disks to the NAS, and/or archive off some stuff to DVD-
ROM through the laptop, as opposed to playable DVD.

I've got a Freeview twin tuner PVR for standard telly watching, though
this might get binned the next time the TV gets upgraded. I'm less
convinced of the need to use broadcast as a source for collecting
programmes given the prevalence of free download services like iPlayer
and 4OD, especially since the relevant tools are easily available to
relax (ahem) some of the restrictions on use, and increasingly this is
the way I get my programming. Well, that, and my Lovefilm
subscription ...

The DVD player/media streamer was £200, the NAS (Linksys) was £50,
plus an afternoon's faffing.
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On 6 Nov 2007 06:09:28 GMT, entwisi wrote:

>Cheers Sir, what I actually want to do is have a Sat TV card(DVB-s I
>believe) in the box. i.e. get rid of the sky box completely. As you have
>said it can't look like a PC, it has to look like a piece of consumer
>electronics.

The sort of case I'm looking at for my next one is like these:
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/htpccases

Too spendy, tho, I think.
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On Nov 6, 12:40 pm, "mike. buckley" wrote:
> In message , Champ
> writes
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:46:53 +0000, "mike. buckley"
> >wrote:
>
> >>Am I missing something? I can't see the need to replace my Sky+, what
> >>extra benefit do you get from a setup like yours? I don't want to record
> >>anything to DVD which is about all I can see I'm missing. Disk capacity
> >>isn't an issue for me either.
>
> >The main additional things I want in a PVR are:
> >1. Ability to record to DVD. I like collectting movies, and various
> >other stuff.
> >2. Lots of disk space - I'm on the limit with my current 'media'
> >partition of 160Gb (which is about 80 hours)
>
> >I've also got all my music on it (cos it plays back through my AV
> >amp), and am slowly getting all my digital photos on it too (I think
> >the a media PC with a big TV is *the* way to look at/show digital
> >photos).
>
> >Don't get me wrong, Sky+ is pretty good, and does 90% of what a PVR
> >should. But that other 10% is important to me.
>
> >Also, don't you have to pay extra for Sky+? Or is it free now?
>
> It's "free" only in Sky terms. If you pay for a main package such as
> Sports or Movies it's not charged, if not you pay I think around a
> tenner a month (about the same price as one of the main packages).

Not any more. It's "free" with the basic package too.
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On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:46:53 +0000, "mike. buckley"
wrote:

>Am I missing something? I can't see the need to replace my Sky+, what
>extra benefit do you get from a setup like yours? I don't want to record
>anything to DVD which is about all I can see I'm missing. Disk capacity
>isn't an issue for me either.

The main additional things I want in a PVR are:
1. Ability to record to DVD. I like collectting movies, and various
other stuff.
2. Lots of disk space - I'm on the limit with my current 'media'
partition of 160Gb (which is about 80 hours)

I've also got all my music on it (cos it plays back through my AV
amp), and am slowly getting all my digital photos on it too (I think
the a media PC with a big TV is *the* way to look at/show digital
photos).

Don't get me wrong, Sky+ is pretty good, and does 90% of what a PVR
should. But that other 10% is important to me.

Also, don't you have to pay extra for Sky+? Or is it free now?
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In article ,
news.DeleteThis@champ.org.uk says...

> The main additional things I want in a PVR are:
> 1. Ability to record to DVD. I like collectting movies, and various
> other stuff.
> 2. Lots of disk space - I'm on the limit with my current 'media'
> partition of 160Gb (which is about 80 hours)

I achieved these by purchasing a Sony DVD/HD recorder. It also does
1080p upscaling on DVDs so makes the most of my TV. Top bit of kit.

> I've also got all my music on it (cos it plays back through my AV
> amp), and am slowly getting all my digital photos on it too (I think
> the a media PC with a big TV is *the* way to look at/show digital
> photos).

I'm still thinking of plugging a PC into the telly, but it'll be for
gaming, and using as a PC, just on a large screen from the comfort of my
sofa.

> Don't get me wrong, Sky+ is pretty good, and does 90% of what a PVR
> should. But that other 10% is important to me.

> Also, don't you have to pay extra for Sky+? Or is it free now?

Free now.
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