Tag: mythtv

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The Myth

Depending on how far you wish to dig into it, there are plenty of areas to tighten and tweak a mythtv setup. My first introduction was an offshoot of Fedora, called mythdora. Soon, was able to get unsupported hardware functioning by building my own blend, creating a headless server and customizing a wireless connection…oh that Atheros driver took some time.

What is most important (imo) is the actual feed going into the TV tuner. And for assistance, antennaweb has always provided some great information if you are considering OTA antenna. Obviously, the best signals are produced by either tower or rooftop antennas, positioned in the right way (depending on your product/area).

How’s the picture now (with the in house antenna)? Not bad to excellent.

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What Year is it Again?

Hello internets. Forgive me for sounding a little too excited, but I’ve been having many (good) flashbacks of some great times in open source development and projects I used to work on.

Even though this was something I absolutely was not going to do, it just looked too damn good to pass up. A centralized location for an antenna, program guides, scheduled recordings, and a trip to Dinosaur World (Clifford reference) to pick up hardware… Micro Center, “the only place where a boy like me can be happy”. Umm. Yes.

So the project was a networked TV source, frontends/backend server/clients, just like yesterday. The difference is, I am not using a satellite/cable feed this time, but a mere household antenna. Very similar to rabbit ears. 50+ Channels with info, guides, like a good old cable receiver…plus the “dvr” option.

We are not trying to reinvent the wheel here, actually we’re using the updated software of yesteryear. Did someone say xbmc is still around (kodi)? And mythtv? Say whhaaaattt? And they play together nicely, fluently? Sign me up!

The “big” pc, is now a backend server, the rebuilt Opti5050 a client/frontend. With another frontend in the mix.

Can’t believe I’m saying this in August of 2026, but if you’re looking for a DIY PVR or simply looking for a way to network an OTA antenna feed, give kodi + mythtv a shot.