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Media keyboard (Logitech K400)

Media keyboard (Logitech K400)

By Tom Fotherby on September 1, 2011

This keyboard with integrated mouse only came out this week in the UK and I’ve no idea why it took so long because I would have thought anyone with a media center TV were crying out for this form factor. I highly recommend it as a remote control for a MythTV box. It’s a good […]

Posted in Toys | Tagged Gadget, Hardware, Keyboard, MythTV | 1 Response

Mini Keyboard (Rii mini, Model: RT-MWKOI)

Mini Keyboard (Rii mini, Model: RT-MWKOI)

By Tom Fotherby on March 23, 2010

This gadget should be really good because it is nice and small, works in Linux out of the box and it is super convenient having a mini combined mouse and keyboard at hand. However, unfortunately, the mouse isn’t sensitive or responsive, the key-presses have unpredictable delays, the range isn’t good enough and it completely stopped […]

Posted in Toys | Tagged Gadget, Hardware, Keyboard, MythTV | Leave a response

Building a MythTV Box

Building a MythTV Box

By Tom Fotherby on June 15, 2009

We have quite a good Freeview box which does scheduled recordings including series-record but it could be better because it is missing a HD output, DVD playback and Video streaming. We decided to build our own HTPC in order to take control of our viewing options once and for all. Hardware List: Case: Lian Li […]

Posted in Tech Journal | Tagged Hardware, MythTV | 5 Responses

Nova-TD-500 Tuning issues

Nova-TD-500 Tuning issues

By Tom Fotherby on May 11, 2009

I wanted to watch freeview on my PC so I bought a brand new Hauppauge Nova-TD-500 card. Unfortunately I found the picture quality to be exceptionally low – There were significant image artefacts and glitches where everything is fine if I plug the same cable into a normal TV. I tried a whole load of […]

Posted in Tech Journal | Tagged Configuration, Linux, MythTV, TV | 7 Responses

The beginnings of a Home Theatre PC

The beginnings of a Home Theatre PC

By Tom Fotherby on March 28, 2009

Kix gave me a myth for my birthday (a Myth Box without the box). More specifically she gave me a motherboard, a ASUS P5N7A-VM which is special because it has a HDMI port for nice connectivity to a TV. Full Motherboard details: ASUS P5N7A-VM – micro ATX – GF 9300 / nForce 730i – LGA775 […]

Posted in Toys | Tagged MythTV | 2 Responses

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