New house, new set up!

Lil306

fwor wrote: »

I've done something similar, but not quite the same functionally. Essentially I have a (relatively) high power media server in a room where I don't care about PC noise, connected to a Gigabit Ethernet switch in the same room, star-wired out to wall sockets in each room where I need a TV.

The media server runs MythTV and has 3 Freeview tuner cards installed, so it can play up to 3 different LiveTV channels to any MythTV client (or any DLNA-compliant TV) anywhere in the house, or record up to 3 programmes at once, or any combination - plus it can play back any recorded programme to any TV in the house at any time. And of course it provides access to the Internet on any TV in the house - though of course that's only practical if you're prepared to have a wireless keyboard in each room.

It gives you the benefit of a PVR in every room, so you can for example pause LiveTV and then skip forward - very useful if you hate watching adverts and broadcasts by political parties.

It's a very flexible system, but note that it's ~not~ designed for broadcast of the same material to all TVs in the house at the same time. If you really do want to do that then I guess you'd need a simpler splitter/amplifier arrangement.

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