[ale] semiOT: TV to wireless box.

[Watson, Keith]

You could also use a Wireless N bridge instead of fiber. I've tested 802.11G and it doesn't have enough bandwidth for HD video.

keith

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Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
IT Support professional Lead           College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Watson, Keith
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 16:48
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] semiOT: TV to wireless box.
> 
> I would suggest using a SiliconDust HD Homerun
> 
> http://www.silicondust.com/products/hdhomerun/atsc/
> 
> It contains two tuners and streams the content over the net. This is what
> I use as a source for my MythTV recorder.
> 
> Put the HD Homerun out by the antenna and keep your DVR in the house.
> 
> I would suggest connecting to the HD Homerun using fiber and two Ethernet
> to fiber converters so that any lightning strikes stay out of your
> network.
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=365&name=Network-
> Transceivers
> 
> keith
> 
> --
> 
> Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
> IT Support professional Lead           College of Computing
> keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
> (404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Boris
> > Borisov
> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 14:34
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [ale] semiOT: TV to wireless box.
> >
> > Actually there is products already available on the market. Not for
> > outdoor use but similar idea.
> >
> > http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_broadway.html
> >
> > On 5/8/12, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Why not just an antenna in the tree with perhaps a solar powered
> signal
> > > booster. That seems simpler and more reliable to me. But really, Keith
> > > Watson at GA Tech who is on the MUCH list is probably your go to guy
> for
> > > this project. Good luck, I live in a bit of a hole myself and would
> love
> > to
> > > hear what you wind up with and how well it works.
> > >
> > > R,
> > > Greg Clifton
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Just an idea in my head. Our house is surrounded by small hills so
> > >> almost to TV reception here (except FOX5). So I'm thinking of Linux
> > >> box with enough CPU power, HDTV tuner, good wireless antenna and to
> > >> put all this on the tree up on the hill :) Battery powered + solar
> > >> panel for charging. So the box should have web interface for channel
> > >> selection and have to stream video/audio to my laptop hooked to my TV
> > >> (UDP or HTTP). What do you guys think. I know there is many
> > >> alternatives but sound like interesting project.
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