[mythtv-users] A noob question regarding hardware req.andhardwarecodecs

[John Wells]

Joseph A. Caputo said:
> If you want to be able to simultaneously record with both tuners while
> watching one playback stream (as you've indicated), then yes.  Some people
> have reported being able to do LiveTV (single record/playback) with as
> little as 700MHz (without a hardware encoder), if they crank down the
> capture resolution to 320x240 and use RTjpeg.  For the combination of
> hardware & desired capabilities that you've described, you probably want
> somewhere in the 1-1.5 GHz range to be comfortable.  Also, keep in mind
> that
> because they use MPEG-2, the hardware MPEG cards produce very large files
> (~6 GB/hr), so that 40GB HD might fill up awfully fast...
>

Well, I really only want to be able to record with one tuner and use the
other as a playback stream (i.e., I don't really need to record two shows
at once).

Ah, but I guess live pause capability would require a second recording, so
if that's what you mean, then yes....

Thanks!

John