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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 […]

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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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Digital Television has been here for a while, but these years, the big thing is that Analog Television is going away.
Well, that depends…
If you want to know more about the transition from analog to digital television, then take a look at the new “Digital Television” page on the MythTV.org wiki. It describes what it is […]

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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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I have written a number of posts here in the past about AppleTV. Lately the procedure for getting a MythTV frontend running on AppleTV has become much more streamlined, so I just thought I would summarize…
There is a new page on the MythTV wiki describing how you can use Gentoo Linux on AppleTV. Gentoo Linux […]

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According to whathifi.com, Philips will stop making flatpanel TVs for North America because it is losing money.
The question is whether Philips will also pull out of the european marked.
You can read many more details on What HIFI?

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Just as I posted that the HD PVR would be delayed, it now appears that it will be shipping May 1st!
According to Brent Evans the device which will be called the “HD PVR model 1212″ should be available for preorder later today.
Meanwhile you can check out the new product page on the Hauppauge homepage.

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According to Brent Evans, this anxiously awaited device from Hauppauge will be delayed until possibly the beginning of June.
The HD-PVR will let you record analog HD content available through component. It will encode 720p, 1080i and 1080p as H.264. It includes an IR blaster so it can control your cable box.
The device was first presented […]

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