Best products from r/mythtv
We found 8 comments on r/mythtv discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 7 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. HAUPPAUGE WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609
- Four Tuners on a half height PCI Express board.Built-in cable TV splitter allows you to make one connection to cable TV.
- For use in both full and half height PC's. Supports four tuner picture-in-picture
- Watch, pause and record up to four ATSC or clear QAM HD TV programs at the same time
- Note-if your pc is not fast enough, you might see jerky live tv video but tv recordings will be fine
- Please Note: Kindly refer the User Manual before use..Not all cable TV networks send clear QAM channels. Please check with your local cable operator for the availability of clear QAM digital cable TV
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2. Mini Wireless TV Keyboard and Touchpad Mouse Combo with LED Backlit, 2.4Ghz USB RF Handle Control for Android TV Box, Windows PC, HTPC, IPTV, Raspberry Pi, 360, PS3, PS4, by Citynet (Square)
3 in 1 MultiFunction 2.4GHz Mini Wireless QWERTY keyboard and TouchPad combo, LED colorful backlit handle remote with USB interface adapter, perfect for PC, Android TV Box, Google TV Box, Xbox 360, PS3, HTPC, IPTV.80 keys QWERTY mini wireless keyboard, add multimedia function keys and hot keys, more...
3. WeChip W1 Remote 2.4G Wireless Keyboard Multifunctional Smart TV Remote Control for Nvidia Shield/Android TV Box/PC/Projector/HTPC/TV
🔥 PLUG AND PLAY: Wechip remote with mini wireless keyboard is connected by a stable powerful 2.4GHz RF technology, just plug USB receiver,the transmission distance can up to 10 meters/ 394 inch.(2.4G meaning: wireless control , no need to aim at the screen, can operate the cursor in any direction...
4. APC Back-UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector (BE750G)
- 750VA / 450W Battery Backup Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
- 10 Total Outlets: 5 Outlets provide Battery Backup and Surge Protection; 5 Outlets offer Power Surge Protection Only
- When the power goes out, an APC battery backup with surge protection provides guaranteed power for computers, external hard-drives and other electronics, including your wireless router so you can maintain a network connection for your IoT devices when you need it most!
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5. ZOTAC Atom Dual-Core D510/Intel NM10/WiFi/A&V&GbE/Mini PC Barebone System ZBOX HD-ID11-U
- CPU: Intel Atom Dual-Core Processor D510(1.66 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)
- Chipset: Intel NM10 Express
- Memory: 1x 200Pin DDR2-800 SODIMM, Max capacity Upto 4GB
- Audio: Integrated Onboard 7.1-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- LAN: Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Controller; 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
- Ports: 6x USB 2.0 Ports(4 rear, 1 on front panel, 1 by header); 1x DVI Port; 1x HDMI Port; 1x eSATA Port; 1x Digital S/PDIF Out; 1x RJ45 LAN Port; Audio I/O Jacks
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about a year and a half ago I bought a new capture card and i got this, which had just gotten support in the kernel in 4.9, and it has worked amazingly well. I have been super pleased with it. I am not sure if this is what you are looking for, but i hope it helps.
I love MythTV! I'm still on version .27 due to my older hardware. Tried Sage years ago, but didn't really like it. Never tried Windows Media Center though. I'm using a 10 year old NvidiaION box as my MythTV backend and as a file server for my movie/tv collection. It sits quietly in my office recording shows using an HDHomerun Dual Tuner. I also have an older Hauppauge HVR-1600 that rarely gets used, unless both of the HDHomerun tuners are busy. I often schedule shows using MythWeb, as well as various management tasks. In the den, my main frontend is a Zotac Mini-PC with an NvidiaION2 cpu. It currently runs Kodi 17.6, with the MythTV PVR Client Add-On. I get guide data from Schedules Direct. Lately though, I've encountered a problem where the guide data fails to update for some unknown reason. I still have to find time to troubleshoot that issue. In the bedroom, I have a Raspberry Pi 2 running Kodi. I usually don't use this box to access MythTV, just the file server. Using Kodi as a frontend is so much easier and more available for a variety of devices (but you just can't edit commercial cut lists with it. Bummer!) I can use Kodi on my laptop, tablets, phone, etc.
If you have a Playstation 4 or Sony Bluray player, you can watch recordings or LiveTV using upnp.
As a remote, I use this: https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-Backlit-Raspberry/dp/B07LGH8ZL7 (super easy to use. No need to configure lircd)
I also have a Harmony 650, that I use to control all of my media devices in the den.
Overall, MythTV has served me very well for 10 years!
Lucky for me, my WAF is doing okay with the rpi 3+.the key was buying a remote that had a full keyboard on the back.
I got a Wechip 2.4G Smart TV Wireless https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0787Z1C2G
I also run a Shield TV (for plex, YouTube, and such). Out of curiosity, what do you use for mythtv playback on the shield?
I've been using one of these for a few years now: http://ark.intel.com/products/53427/Intel-Core-i3-2120T-Processor-3M-Cache-2_60-GHz ... the CPU is 35W TDP and I am usually at <5% load. I haven't measured the whole system but my UPS right now reports that it's only at 7% load while also powering some other small things like my router, so you could estimate the HTPC power from there.
Becareful. I ordered http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003N198UG thinking the same thing and ran into many many problems. The wireless was awful, but the CPU was too slow to play an HD video and run a usb wireless card. The ethernet has (had maybe?) buggy drivers in 2.6 kernel so that was it's headache.
That being said, I'd give it another shot if the price is right. These small form factor boxes are too appealing not to try.
I use a single Crucial CT25664BC1067 2GB 204-PIN PC3-8500 SODIMM DDR3 Memory Module.
2GB is plenty for my needs (basically just for driving a TV: mythtv, xbmc, etc)
> the CPU was too slow to play an HD video
That's why you use VDPAU. The ION can handle HD video no problem. I use a AT5IONT-I and play back HD video on it, both recordings and Bluray, over HDMI at 1080p no problem. The CPU usage never goes over 10%. Admittedly mine is an ION2, but ION can handle it fine too with fewer passes on the deinterlacer.