Hi,

I'm considering building my own PC based pvr but I have one major
concern. my TV has RF & scart inputs. I would like to use one of the
scarts to connect the pvr to. What kit would I need to allow me to do
this, is it simply a case of buying a TV card with s-video out and then
getting an s-video -- SCART cable to allow me to control and view
programs on the TV ?

Thanx

"Phil" wrote in message ...
Hi,

I'm considering building my own PC based pvr but I have one major
concern. my TV has RF & scart inputs. I would like to use one of the
scarts to connect the pvr to. What kit would I need to allow me to do
this, is it simply a case of buying a TV card with s-video out and then
getting an s-video -- SCART cable to allow me to control and view
programs on the TV ?

Thanx



Yes, most also have composite video if your TV wont take S-Video on the
scart.

Phil wrote:
Hi,

I'm considering building my own PC based pvr but I have one major
concern. my TV has RF & scart inputs. I would like to use one of the
scarts to connect the pvr to. What kit would I need to allow me to do
this, is it simply a case of buying a TV card with s-video out and then
getting an s-video -- SCART cable to allow me to control and view
programs on the TV ?

Thanx




Another question, I'm thinking of building my PVR using a Shuttle
platform http://www.shuttle.com/hq/product/ba...lt.asp?B_id=29

anyone built one using a shuttle, if so what components did you put into
it. I'm thinking about mythtv for the software.

Cheers

Phil wrote in message ...
Phil wrote:
Hi,

I'm considering building my own PC based pvr but I have one major
concern. my TV has RF & scart inputs. I would like to use one of the
scarts to connect the pvr to. What kit would I need to allow me to do
this, is it simply a case of buying a TV card with s-video out and then
getting an s-video -- SCART cable to allow me to control and view
programs on the TV ?

Thanx




Another question, I'm thinking of building my PVR using a Shuttle
platform http://www.shuttle.com/hq/product/ba...lt.asp?B_id=29

anyone built one using a shuttle, if so what components did you put into
it. I'm thinking about mythtv for the software.

Cheers

I built a PC to use as a digital video recorder a couple of years ago.
The main issue for me was noise. I used quiet components
(www.quietpc.com) and the dominant noise was from the PSU fan (a quiet
PSU). The Shuttle sounds nice and I'm tempted to build another quiet
PC myself with something like that, but it would be nice to know how
quiet it really is. "Super Quiet" doesn't necessarily mean silent.
You might like to look at http://sit.wisc.edu/~bjlarson2/

Wideass wrote:
Phil wrote in message ...

Phil wrote:

Hi,

I'm considering building my own PC based pvr but I have one major
concern. my TV has RF & scart inputs. I would like to use one of the
scarts to connect the pvr to. What kit would I need to allow me to do
this, is it simply a case of buying a TV card with s-video out and then
getting an s-video -- SCART cable to allow me to control and view
programs on the TV ?

Thanx




Another question, I'm thinking of building my PVR using a Shuttle
platform http://www.shuttle.com/hq/product/ba...lt.asp?B_id=29

anyone built one using a shuttle, if so what components did you put into
it. I'm thinking about mythtv for the software.

Cheers


I built a PC to use as a digital video recorder a couple of years ago.
The main issue for me was noise. I used quiet components
(www.quietpc.com) and the dominant noise was from the PSU fan (a quiet
PSU). The Shuttle sounds nice and I'm tempted to build another quiet
PC myself with something like that, but it would be nice to know how
quiet it really is. "Super Quiet" doesn't necessarily mean silent.
You might like to look at http://sit.wisc.edu/~bjlarson2/

Thanks, great link....just what I was looking for !!

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Phil wrote in message ...
Phil wrote:
Hi,

I'm considering building my own PC based pvr but I have one major
concern. my TV has RF & scart inputs. I would like to use one of the
scarts to connect the pvr to. What kit would I need to allow me to do
this, is it simply a case of buying a TV card with s-video out and
then
getting an s-video -- SCART cable to allow me to control and view
programs on the TV ?

Thanx




Another question, I'm thinking of building my PVR using a Shuttle
platform http://www.shuttle.com/hq/product/ba...lt.asp?B_id=29

anyone built one using a shuttle, if so what components did you put into
it. I'm thinking about mythtv for the software.

Cheers

I built a PC to use as a digital video recorder a couple of years ago.
The main issue for me was noise. I used quiet components
(www.quietpc.com) and the dominant noise was from the PSU fan (a quiet
PSU). The Shuttle sounds nice and I'm tempted to build another quiet
PC myself with something like that, but it would be nice to know how
quiet it really is. "Super Quiet" doesn't necessarily mean silent.
You might like to look at http://sit.wisc.edu/~bjlarson2/

Personally I'm tempted by the ASUS Digimatrix....but I won't buy 'til I hear
one!?!?

http://uk.asus.com/products/desktop/...x/overview.htm

Any users out there?

David

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Phil wrote:
Hi,

I'm considering building my own PC based pvr but I have one
major
concern. my TV has RF & scart inputs. I would like to use one of
the
scarts to connect the pvr to. What kit would I need to allow me to
do
this, is it simply a case of buying a TV card with s-video out and
then
getting an s-video -- SCART cable to allow me to control and view
programs on the TV ?

Thanx




Another question, I'm thinking of building my PVR using a Shuttle
platform
http://www.shuttle.com/hq/product/ba...lt.asp?B_id=29

anyone built one using a shuttle, if so what components did you put
into
it. I'm thinking about mythtv for the software.

Cheers

I built a PC to use as a digital video recorder a couple of years ago.
The main issue for me was noise. I used quiet components
(www.quietpc.com) and the dominant noise was from the PSU fan (a quiet
PSU). The Shuttle sounds nice and I'm tempted to build another quiet
PC myself with something like that, but it would be nice to know how
quiet it really is. "Super Quiet" doesn't necessarily mean silent.
You might like to look at http://sit.wisc.edu/~bjlarson2/

Personally I'm tempted by the ASUS Digimatrix....but I won't buy 'til I
hear
one!?!?

http://uk.asus.com/products/desktop/...x/overview.htm

Any users out there?

David


Same here, though I'm not really interested in it for use as a PVR (got a
tivo instead). I do want to use it as the rest of a home entertainment
centre though, ie playing DVDs, playing downloaded or extracted video,
playing music (MP3), displaying photos. A shuttle box would look out of
place with the other stuff, but I could get a digimatrix past SWMBO.

When are they supposed to be available in theUK, do you know?

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:20:33 -0000, "Kevin O'Donovan"
wrote:



Same here, though I'm not really interested in it for use as a PVR (got a
tivo instead). I do want to use it as the rest of a home entertainment
centre though, ie playing DVDs, playing downloaded or extracted video,
playing music (MP3), displaying photos. A shuttle box would look out of
place with the other stuff, but I could get a digimatrix past SWMBO.

When are they supposed to be available in theUK, do you know?



scan.co.uk have them listed (no price).
tcs24.co.uk (never heard of 'em) have it at 367.50 inc.
I can't find any info on the TV-card.
For me, the Shuttle has the advantage that I could install my Nova-T
or Nova-S in it.
A Digimatrix minus TV-Card plus USB DVB might be an option.

guv wrote:
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:49:10 GMT, wrote:


On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:20:33 -0000, "Kevin O'Donovan"
wrote:



Same here, though I'm not really interested in it for use as a PVR (got a
tivo instead). I do want to use it as the rest of a home entertainment
centre though, ie playing DVDs, playing downloaded or extracted video,
playing music (MP3), displaying photos. A shuttle box would look out of
place with the other stuff, but I could get a digimatrix past SWMBO.


Or you could go for a Umax 6100 which is just £61 + VAT - and will
play your DVDs and anything else that youve burnt. (eg VCD,SVCD,XVCD,
Xvid, DivX, raw mpeg and avi files, jpegs for slide slows etc.)

Should be nice to be able to view 5 films on 1 DVDR disc;-)

Mine is supposed to be arriving tomorrow. Just hope it lives up to
expectations.




You miss the point the Umax 6100 is not a PVR.

"guv" wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:49:10 GMT, wrote:

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:20:33 -0000, "Kevin O'Donovan"
wrote:



Same here, though I'm not really interested in it for use as a PVR (got
a
tivo instead). I do want to use it as the rest of a home entertainment
centre though, ie playing DVDs, playing downloaded or extracted video,
playing music (MP3), displaying photos. A shuttle box would look out of
place with the other stuff, but I could get a digimatrix past SWMBO.

Or you could go for a Umax 6100 which is just £61 + VAT - and will
play your DVDs and anything else that youve burnt. (eg VCD,SVCD,XVCD,
Xvid, DivX, raw mpeg and avi files, jpegs for slide slows etc.)

Should be nice to be able to view 5 films on 1 DVDR disc;-)

Mine is supposed to be arriving tomorrow. Just hope it lives up to
expectations.

Not quite what I want though. I've got gigabytes of music in MP3 format
(entire CD collection ripped, and all my old vinyl pulled in as well), also
gigs of video either downloaded or archived from the tivo, several gig of
camcorder footage, and a fair number of photos. These are currently in
various places on the home network. I don't really want to have to start
burning CDs or DVDs to access this stuff, I just want to access it directly
from the network. Building a computer based solution will let me do this. If
I write my own front end, I can also make navigation a lot more manageable
as well