2008-06-21, 06:08 PM
You all can read my stats below on what i currently have running in my home. I recently invited over a coworker who had some computer questions about networking and such. I showed him my pvrs and he was amazed. I also showed him the wiki for gbpvr and after much talking, he has come to want to build a system for his house. While I have quite a setup, this guy wants to go all out. However, there are some roadblocks that I need help and advice with from the awesome users and developers here.
Here are the roadblocks:
-He has one machine that he can upgrade/change to a server. He has 4 tvs he wants to connect as clients. What does he need hardware wise to support 4 clients and 6 tuners.
-His house is completely finished and all 4 clients need to be wireless if possible. What is the best option to accomplish this? Is live TV even an option doing this? I am not sure for wireless what would be viable/better an MVP or the new Popcorn hour?
-He will be using Dish network, I currently use cable, aside from the guide, is there anything else different he needs to be aware of?
-If he does get HD boxes from the dish company, what tuner cards will I need to accept the signals?
Any other advice users and/or sub can provide would be excellent. Just to note, the first thing I told him when I started talking about gbpvr was how excellent the people are on this forum and how patient both the forum members and Sub are when helping to fix issues. I appreciate any advice you people can offer, i want to give my friend the best setup he can get.
Here are the roadblocks:
-He has one machine that he can upgrade/change to a server. He has 4 tvs he wants to connect as clients. What does he need hardware wise to support 4 clients and 6 tuners.
-His house is completely finished and all 4 clients need to be wireless if possible. What is the best option to accomplish this? Is live TV even an option doing this? I am not sure for wireless what would be viable/better an MVP or the new Popcorn hour?
-He will be using Dish network, I currently use cable, aside from the guide, is there anything else different he needs to be aware of?
-If he does get HD boxes from the dish company, what tuner cards will I need to accept the signals?
Any other advice users and/or sub can provide would be excellent. Just to note, the first thing I told him when I started talking about gbpvr was how excellent the people are on this forum and how patient both the forum members and Sub are when helping to fix issues. I appreciate any advice you people can offer, i want to give my friend the best setup he can get.
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