ITX MythTV WiFi DVR
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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
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.
This guy had trouble getting capture from composite to work
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
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 Dual-core Processor
- 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 dual-core CPU
- WiFi
- HDMI
- not fanless
ntel Barebone System Embedded Kit/ 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
