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== SPECS: MUST HAVE ==
* HDMI video out.  TV does not have VGA input
* Composite video input.  Must accept a/v from satellite receiver.
* WiFi networking
* Linux supported hardware
* hardware decoder / graphics processing

== CPU ==

=== Atom versus Celeron ===

Intel Atom vs Intel Celeron: similar performance.  Atom is newer and uses less power.  Conclusion: Atom over Celeron.

== Composite Video Capture ==

MythTV pvrusb2 driver with an external usb capture device.
* [http://www.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2010-March/285079.html mythtv-users USB video capture]

This guy had trouble getting capture from composite to work
* http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=55754
Use synaptic (Package Manager) to install ivtv-utils, (in some distro's its just ivtv and described as Tools) If you don't have VLC media player installed use synaptic to install that too.  In a terminal type (might be a good idea to copy and paste this command)  
 v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 -i 2
and press the enter key (note 2 is Composite, 1 is S-video, 0 is TV-tuner). You will get a reply saying input is now composite.

== Sample Systems for Consideration (under $500) ==

''remember: If it has USB then a wifi adapter can always be added.''

'''Jetway Intel Atom D525''' Dual Gigabit LAN Quiet MIni PC w/2GB, T3410, NC9MGL-525
* '''$221.00'''
* Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz (cores: x2)
* HDMI
* not fanless

'''Intel Atom D2550 Mini-ITX''' PC Kit w/ NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 Graphics, ZOTAC D2550ITXS-A-E, M350
* '''$320.00'''
* AtomTM D2550 1.86GHz (cores: x2)
* WiFi
* HDMI
* not fanless

Intel Barebone System Embedded Kit/ '''[http://www.amazon.com/Barebone-NC9KDL-2550-Motherboard-Enclosure-PicoPSU-80/dp/B006TODPPS/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420179835&sr=1-7&keywords=ITX+Computer Jetway NC9KDL-2550]''' Dual LAN Intel Atom D2550 1.86GHz Mini-ITX Motherboard, 2GB DDR3 SODIMM Memory, M350 Enclosure, PicoPSU-80 80W DC-DC power supply 
* '''$251.00'''
* Atom D2550 1.86GHz (cores: ?)
* HDMI
* quiet fanless

'''Intel Atom D2550''' Dual LAN & Dual COM Mini-ITX Networking PC, [http://www.amazon.com/Intel-D2550-Mini-ITX-Networking-NF9B-2550/dp/B00GP3GN20/ref=sr_1_15?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420179835&sr=1-15&keywords=ITX+Computer NF9B-2550], 2GB, M350
* '''$291.00'''
* Atom D2550 (cores: ?)
* HDMI
* quiet fanless

'''[http://www.amazon.com/Giada-Desktop-Intel-Processor-Windows/dp/B0099WRM92/ref=sr_1_17?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420179835&sr=1-17&keywords=ITX+Computer Giada mini Desktop]''' (1.86 GHz Intel Atom Processor D2550, 2GB DDR3, 320G HDD, Windows 7)
* '''$295'''
* 1.86 GHz Atom D2550 (cores: ?)
* HDMI
* WiFi
* included 320 GB HD

'''[http://www.amazon.com/Giada-F102D-Intel-Fanless-System/dp/B00CJ6SIV6/ref=sr_1_26?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420180951&sr=1-26&keywords=ITX+Computer#productDetails Giada F102D Intel Atom Dual Core]''' Fanless Mini PC System
* '''$330.00'''
* Atom (Cedarview) Processor N2600 1.60GHz (cores: x2)
* HDMI
* WiFi
* included 500 GB HD

'''[http://www.amazon.com/H87H3-TI-Intel-Quad-i5-4570S-Mini-ITX/dp/B00F8OPQWK/ref=sr_1_37?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420180951&sr=1-37&keywords=ITX+ComputerECS H87H3-TI]''' Intel Quad Core i5-4570S Thin Mini-ITX PC w/ 4GB, USB 3.0 & WiFi
* '''$499.00'''
* Intel i5-4570S 3.6GHz (cores: x4)
* HDMI IN and HDMI OUT
* WiFi

'''[http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GB-BXi5-4200-Complete-Bluetooth-Pre-Installed/dp/B00R8PBM7U/ref=sr_1_38?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420180951&sr=1-38&keywords=ITX+Computer Gigabyte GB-BXi5-4200]''' Core i5 BRIX Complete PC System with 4GB Memory, 60GB mSATA SSD, WiFi
* '''$470.00'''
* Intel Core i5-4200U 2.60GHz (cores: x2)
* HDMI
* WiFi
* ! 60GB mSATA SSD (no hard drive) solid state only

'''ECS H87H3-TI''' Intel Quad Core i5-4570S Mini-ITX PC /4GB, USB 3.0, WiFi, [http://www.amazon.com/H87H3-TI-Intel-i5-4570S-Mini-ITX-Morex/dp/B00F8P64DY/ref=sr_1_39?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420180951&sr=1-39&keywords=ITX+Computer Morex 557]
* '''$499'''
* Intel i5-4570S 3.6GHz (cores: x4)
* HDMI IN and HDMI OUT

'''Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit''' [http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Computing-BOXD34010WYK1-Black-White/dp/B00H3YT886/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0C1G6FKRDYY6MR6DXB3A BOXD34010WYK1] Media Center PC
* '''$262.00'''
* Intel Core i3-4010U (cores: ?)
* Infrared sensor on the front panel
* HDMI

'''Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit''' with Dual HDMI, Gigabit LAN, Core i3-3217U [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0093LINVK/ref=psdc_565098_t2_B00CJ6SIV6 DC3217IYE]
* '''$285'''
* HDMI

'''ASRock Q1900-ITX Intel Celeron J1900 Quad Core Fanless PC w/ 2GB, M350, S/PDIF''' [http://www.mitxpc.com/proddetail.php?prod=EKARQ1900M350 Product ID: EKARQ1900M350]
* kit itself (includes 2GB of memory by default) is $219.95.
* Ubuntu 14.04+ platform required
* HDMI, DVI-D, and VGA
* Intel Celeron J1900 Quad Core
* Intel HD Graphics; Supports Dual Display 


== ASRock Q1900-ITX Intel Celeron J1900 Quad Core Fanless PC w/ 2GB, M350, S/PDIF ==

With Hauppauge USB Live 2

 # lsusb
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 174c:3074 ASMedia Technology Inc. 
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 09da:0006 A4 Tech Co., Ltd Optical Mouse WOP-35 / Trust 450L Optical Mouse
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
 Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2040:c200 Hauppauge 
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 174c:2074 ASMedia Technology Inc. 
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

* http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1796571
* http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/429570

From a maillist- Someone trying to use USB capture
* [http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2010-March/285095.html (mythtv-users) USB video capture]

This one says: "WinTV-PVR-USB2 are dirt cheap, when you can find them on ebay WinTV-HVR-1950 is its replacement with digital capability "
* http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/428414

Here are some devices:
* [http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Plextor_PX-TV402U Plextor PX-TV402U] - MythTV Wiki
* [http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Plextor_ConvertX_PVR_PX-TV402U Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U] - LinuxTV Wiki
* [http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_WinTV-USB2 WinTV-USB2] - MythTV Wiki
* [http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-1950 Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950] - LinuxTV Wiki
* [http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-USB2 Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2] - Do not confuse this product with the WinTV-USB2 - LinuxTV

MythTV Hardware Compatibility
*[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Analog_Hardware_Encoder_Cards Analog Hardware Encoder Cards] - COMPATIBILITY CHART - MythTV Wiki

doesn't work:
 apt-get install mplayer mplayer-gui mplayer-skins

works:
 install gnome-mplayer

Supports full 720x480@30FPS capture over USB 2.0. Pixel format is packed YUV 4:2:2. Linux kernels > 2.6.32 need a patched driver. The latest driver source is available from the LinuxTV project. Look for media_build. The patch is available at the Kernel Labs blog.

mplayer -fps 30 -tv driver=v4l2:normid=0:width=720:height=480:device=/dev/video0 tv://

you may need to change your input value to switch between composite(0) and svideo(1) ,
mplayer -fps 30 -tv driver=v4l2:normid=0:input=1:width=720:height=480:device=/dev/video0 tv://

Motion package set type to 6 'YUYV' , input 0, norm 1, and 720 width, 480 height

 sudo apt-get install tvtime

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1566714

 lsmod|grep cx231
 dmesg|grep cx231
 
 mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=78313&sid=956fe3db924ace1a224df7029f460068

I think the device or the driver defaults to PAL.  When I specify NTSC the video feed begins to work properly

 mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:norm=NTSC:input=0:device=/dev/video0

There is still no audio.  And mplayer is the only thing using the device.

On audio: [https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=104004 No sound from tv card with mplayer, only arecord/aplay]

[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Analog_Framebuffer_Cards Analog Framebuffer Cards] -vs- [http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Analog_Hardware_Encoder_Cards Analog Hardware Encoder Cards]

''Framebuffer cards are capture devices that provide raw video frames to the host system. Due to the complexity of having to set up separate audio and video capture, as well as the CPU requirements of real time capture and encoding, these types of cards are not recommended for use with MythTV. Encoder cards are instead the preferred means of analog capture.'' 

Next to try: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1587788,00.asp

! KERNEL BUG !

A Kernel bug in the linux kernel was causing 2 issues: 1. the green flickering and 2. the usb ports would die until reboot

There is a bug in the linux kernel known as the “USB Shutdown Bug” which impacts machines that have both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports such as mine.  Connecting the device to a SuperSpeed USB port or a USB 2.0 port can trigger the bug.  

* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1200204
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1313279


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[http://www.mythtvtalk.com/hauppauge-usb-live-2-linux-3-13-a-17104/ |><|] 
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== USB Analog Hardware Encoder Cards ==

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-color:#8eabd0; background:#e7edf5"
|- style="background: lightsteelblue"
|+
! Manufacturer !! Card
! chipset !! Interface
! CC !! IR !! Composite !! S-Video !! Component !! FM !! Codecs !! Inputs
|-
| Hauppauge || [http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-USB2 WinTV-PVR-USB2]
| Cypress FX2 || USB 2.0
| {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{NO}} || {{YES}} || MPEG-2 || 1
|-
| Hauppauge || [http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-1950_USB HVR-1950]
| Cypress FX2 || USB 2.0
| {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{NO}} || {{Unk}} || MPEG-2 || 1
|-
| Plextor || [http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Plextor_ConvertX_PVR_PX-TV402U PX-TV402U-NA]
| {{Unk}} || USB 2.0
| {{Unk}} || {{Unk}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} ||  {{NO}} ||  {{NO}} || MPEG-1/2/4 || 1
|}


Capture Only
These cards do not support modulated broadcasts, and only have capture ports. The Hauppauge HD-PVR is the only analog device that captures in high definition.

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-color:#8eabd0; background:#e7edf5"
|- style="background: lightsteelblue"
|+
! Manufacturer !! Card
! chipset !! Interface
! CC !! IR !! Composite !! S-Video !! Component !! Codecs !! Inputs
|-
| Hauppauge || [[HD-PVR]]
| {{Unk}} || USB 2.0
| {{Unk}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} || H.264      || 1
|-
| Plextor || [http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Plextor_ConvertX_PVR_PX-TV402U PX-M402U]
| {{Unk}} || USB 2.0
| {{Unk}} || {{Unk}} || {{YES}} || {{YES}} ||  {{NO}} || MPEG-1/2/4 || 1
|-
|}

source: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Analog_Hardware_Encoder_Cards

== Search ==

* http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_price-asc-rank?fst=as%3Aoff&keywords=ITX+Computer&qid=1420143199&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A541966%2Ck%3AITX+Computer%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2444556011|2289793011&sort=price-asc-rank

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