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Dell just recently announced the Studio Hybrid PC which actually looks quite nice. The specs are nice too.

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Roku Labs has just released some source code for their $100 Netflix streaming device. Such a move has got to start the thought: Can it be hacked to become a potential MythTV Frontend?
The device is able to play back HD content (1080i/720p) although the currently available content from Netflix is only SD. It has HDMI [...]

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CommandIR II is a new IR transceiver for MythTV. It is the followup to CommandIR Mini. It will let you control up to four devices, such as set-top boxes or TVs and it has 6 user programmable LEDs which you can use to indicate that MythTV is recording something or that it might be running [...]

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Brent Evans has an update on his first experiences with the Hauppauge HD PVR.
Generally he is pretty excited about it. The image quality is supposedly excellent.
Some of the early units have had heat issues, causing them to crash frequently. But it sounds like Hauppauge is handling it nicely replacing those units quickly.
Brent Evans is promising [...]

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The first release of the Linux driver for Hauppauge HD PVR is now available.
MythTV is still not ready to use the driver, but work is getting done.
Snipped from the announcement:
I’m pleased to announce the immediately available of a mercurial repository for the Haupauge HD PVR.
The repository is at http://hg.jannau.net/hdpvr/. Follow the howto at http://linuxtv.org/repo/ but [...]

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I often see gadgets that I would love to own. They have that special thing that just makes you want one. Often, I don’t really have a need for it and so that’s a pity…

The Logitech diNovo Mini keyboard has that special thing to it. I don’t know if it is the diminutive size, the [...]

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Brent Evans is at it once again. He has now received his HD PVR from Hauppauge and is documenting the whole process with images, text and video!
So far SageTV and GB-PVR have some sort of support for the HD PVR. MythTV support is supposedly very close.
The first impressions are basically that the firmware and drivers [...]

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The new analog HD capture device by Hauppauge, the Hauppauge HD-PVR 1212 has begun shipping. The device has been delayed a few times, but now the first devices are on the way.
Also there is a new page about the Hauppauge device on the MythTV wiki. It is a detailed description along with indications that a [...]

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Tired of looking at that cheap remote that came with your Hauppauge card?
Then maybe you should consider using the Sony PS3 remote with MythTV. There is a new page on the MythTV wiki describing how to set it up.
The Sony PS3 remote uses Bluetooth instead of the more usual Ir, so you need a bluetooth [...]

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I just added a new page here on mythtvnews.com. It is a page with my hardware recommmendations.
I will add more items when I learn of hardware which is worth recommending.
Check it out!

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