[12:05] <BluesKaj> Hi folks
[14:03] <BluesKaj> small markets don't have to switch to digital tv tonight ...no ota didgtal here , same old snowy analog :(
[14:03] <BluesKaj> er digital
[14:21] <johanbr> We decided not to get cable when we moved last month, not worth $60/month for something we hardly ever watched
[14:23] <BluesKaj> johanbr, yeah, we have a sat dish but , it's nice to get local service ota
[14:23] <genii-around> So you at least know what the local news and weather alerts, etc...
[14:27] <BluesKaj> we've had an attic antenna for yrs , with uhf which is supposed receive digital signals , so we're ready for it . but as usuall the boonies ger lost in the crtc's stupid decisions not make small markets switch over, yet the local ctv is on the satellite , so their uplink is already digital ...they have no excuses except the cost of  amuch lower powered transmitter since digital is so much more efficient than analog
[14:31] <BluesKaj> as for the cbc , global and the one indie local transmitters ..who knows
[14:32] <BluesKaj> I'll run a scan tomorrow
[14:36] <genii-around> Hm, that reminds me I have an old Hauppauge hvr-1600 someplace I should probably dig out and test
[14:43] <BluesKaj> I was looking at the new Hauppauge HD 1212/19 pvr with the component video inputs, for recording on a pc .
[14:44] <BluesKaj> without having to use mythtv...and it comes with native linux drivers available
[14:45] <BluesKaj> wife asks me...how many pvrs do we need ? :)
[14:50] <genii-around> One for every channel! ;)
[14:58] <BluesKaj> she loads up the pvr with those damn reality shows which I can't stand , so I was thinking of more room for shows that I'd like to eventually watch
[14:59] <BluesKaj> she's a really intelligent woman but her fascination with big brother etc is very puzzling
[14:59] <genii-around> BluesKaj: In our house, I set up a box which basically just has a huge RAID5 and we all use it to dump our shows etc or stream from
[15:01] <BluesKaj> right , I use this pc as a media server for shows I DL . mostly Brit stuff like Top Gear etc , which is 2-3 yrs behind on BBC Canada and some movies of course
[15:03] <BluesKaj> huge raid 5 eh, sounds very cool :)
[15:04] <BluesKaj> what do you use to dump the shows ? a capture card/tv tuner ?
[15:04] <BluesKaj> Tivo maybe ?
[15:05] <genii-around> 12 1Tb drives ( 10 active, 2 spares ) then 2 small drives in a RAID1 for booting
[15:07] <genii-around> BluesKaj: I have in there 1 Nvidia 8800 GTX and 1 Sapphire Radeon HD3450
[15:07] <genii-around> ( old stuff now but both bought brand-new at the time )
[15:08] <genii-around> The box itself can dualboot either XP Media Center Edition or MythTV
[15:09] <genii-around> I think I might also have Win 7 64bit on it somewhere
[15:11] <BluesKaj> how does the video get transferred to the box ?
[15:13] <BluesKaj>  MythTV, ok so you have a tuner of some sort
[15:13] <genii-around> Yes, both cards have HD tuners
[15:15] <BluesKaj> nice !
[15:17] <genii-around> We also have here two Scientific Atlanta 8300HD standalone boxes, one in basement one in livingroom. The one in livingroom has a 2Tb hd attached
[15:59] <BluesKaj> bbiab