Posts by hdmi4ever

Quote:Originally Posted by waterhead I don't agree that this is necessarily the best approach. In the end, you may have learned a lot about Linux, but you won't have a working Linux HTPC. Given the context of this thread, it was...

Quote:Originally Posted by jp2code The PC I'm on now has a partition so that I can reset it to factory specs (Win7 media pc with all drivers, etc) at the touch of a button. To install LINUX (any flavor), I have to format the...

The Mygica arrived and I've been using it for a few days now. The device gives a decent video image, considering that the video is coming from the composite analog output of the TiVo, then being transformed to RF and then RF to VGA. It...

No PIP on the monitors I'm using. Maybe next year when I'm hopefully in better financial shape and prices have come down some more I'll look into getting a 24-incher with PIP.

Maybe I should have explained my setup in more detail. I don't care about analog channels from the cable provider. I have a TiVo with cable cards that receives digital channels. The TiVo is connected to the living room TV via HDMI, but...

I'm looking for a TV tuner PCI-E card or USB dongle that can receive an analog cable signal via RF coax and display the video in a Linux window. I don't need it to record, I only want to be able to watch sports or news while I'm doing...

I live in a condo with concrete walls and floors and never had any complaints. And actually I've tested it at the guy's place next door; didn't hear or feel anything unless I press my ear to the wall. However, I don't have one of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjodotcom So, I finally got a cheater plug, used it on the subwoofer outlet and presto - no more hum. I guess we can offically confirm that this is a ground loop issue. I still don't understand why I do not...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjodotcom I tried unplugging everything but the AVR and still hear the hum (subwoofer is plugged into a different outlet on the other side of the room by itself). Did "everything" you unplugged include...

Quote: Originally Posted by benclement11 A ground loop hum happens when two piece of equipment that have the 3 prong plug are plugged into the same circuit. They are "fighting" for the ground. This causes a hum. I thought it was when...