SUSE 9.0 Professional

[Brian Kelsay]

Paul Taylor wrote:

>Hey! I haven't read deeply into MythTV yet. :) Whatever MythTV
>recommends, I'm doing.
>
>One quick question though, do I still need to pay DishNetwork for their
>receivers or can I dump them completely by building a MythTV box?
>  
>
MythTv just records the shows.  If you have a satellite system you still 
need their tuner.  You can make or buy a device to connect to your 
MythTV box called a IRBlaster.  It plugs in the serial port and sends a 
signal to the tuner to change channels so that the right show can get 
recorded.  You do the same thing if you have digital cable and need a 
box to tune in.  If you have standard cable the TV card will tune the 
station in.  If you are just using rabbit ears and dial-up, then you 
need more help than I can give and you probably don't want to waste your 
time on MythTV.

 
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