[mythtv-users] Dell PowerEdge 400SC and ATI 8500DV

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Friday, Aug 29, 2003, at 10:13 US/Pacific, Cedar wrote:

> John Girouard wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>     I was wondering if anyone has successfully setup Myth-TV on a  
>> Dell PowerEdge 400SC.  
>> <http://www.xpbargains.com/jump.php?deal=dellsb&arg=http:// 
>> configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ 
>> config.aspx?cs=04&oc=PE400SCSAPP&m_1=420CSC&m_3=128M1D3&m_8=40GB&c=us& 
>> l=en&kc=6W463>
>> I was planning on purchasing one and dropping my ATI All-in-Wonder  
>> Radeon 8500DV card into it. Thanks!
>>
>> -John
>>
> All-in_Wonder cards won't work for capture with mythtv. Search the  
> archives for lots (and lots) of discussion of this issue.

Yeah, you're SOL on the AIW, but there's no reason a Dell PowerEdge  
400SC won't work as your base for a MythTV box (though it is a bit  
spendy, all things considered). And definitely get more than the base  
128MB of RAM. Some people are happy w/256, while some still get  
swapping at that point. At least 384 should eliminate all swapping.  
There's really no need for ECC memory either. And a 40GB hard drive is  
a touch on the small side if you're going to do much recording.  
Personally, I think you could do far better than that system, and for  
less money...

--Jarod

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Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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