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== What is it again? ==

;What is MythTV?

:MythTV is an open source PVR project. In addition to the traditional PVR functions, it has the following (official) modules

* MythArchive: Allows you to create DVDs of recorded shows1

* MythWeb: Control various aspects of MythTV from a web browser.

More modules are available as 3rd-party modules.

== My Build ==

I am putting together the components and [[MythTV|Building a MythTV Home Theater]]

== FAQ and Manuals ==

== Vendors ==

http://mythic.tv/ Sells the Dragon 2.0 system for ~$1,400 In addition to community involvement, they publish [http://mythic.tv/~~system_specs~~index.php /dragon_v2.0_specs the complete specs for their system] so you can build your own if you'd rather.

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Dragon v2.0 system specs Included hardware

* CASE: black Silverstone LC-17B HTPC case * PSU: 16dB(A) Nexus NX-4090 400W PSU **BUY IT** * MOTHERBOARD: Intel DG655WH * CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 OR upgrade to Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 * RAM: 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-667 / PC2-5300 RAM OR upgrade to 2GB (2x1GB) OR upgrade to 4GB (4x1GB) * CPU HEATSINK: stock Intel Core 2 Duo heatsink OR upgrade to Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu plus ZM-CS1 socket 775 adapter * DVD-RW: multi-format, super-quiet Lite-On SHW 160PS * HDD: 320GB Western Digital Caviar RE enterprise-class quiet SATA HDD (WD3200YS) OR upgrade to 500GB (WD5000YS) * GRAPHICS CARD: passively-cooled ASUS EN6200LE/TD/64M with DVI / VGA / composite OR upgrade to passively-cooled Gigabyte GeForce 7300GS (GV-NX73G128D-RH) with DVI / VGA / S-Video OR upgrade to passively-cooled EVGA GeForce 7600GS (256-P2-N549-T2)) * SOUNDCARD: onboard analog audio OR upgrade to Chaintech AV-710 with optical S/PDIF for digital audio **BUY IT** * TUNER CARDS: 2x AirStar-HD5000AV-PCI **BUY IT** * REMOTE CONTROL: StreamZap IR Remote **BUY IT** * 1x 80w ATA133 IDE cable and 1x SATA cable (included with motherboard) * 1x power cord

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== Sites ==

* http://www.mysettopbox.tv/

* http://www.mysettopbox.tv/links.html

* GNHLUG site http://wiki.gnhlug.org/twiki2/bin/view/Www/MythTV

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