[mythtv-users] $500 Myth Box
Donoghue, Jay
Jay.Donoghue at analog.com
Mon Dec 1 17:08:46 EST 2003
I put my box together for around that price ... everything from newegg,
except the PVR-350 which came from thenerds.net and the drive which came
from CompUSA:
Chaintech 7nif2 MB - $85
Athlon XP 2500+ - $90
256MB RAM - $42
Athenatech A100.SC case - $43
Lite ON DVD Player - $31
120GB Western Digital - $70 (after rebates)
PVR-350 - $178
Total: ---- $539
You could save some money and use the onboard graphics of the Chaintech
and get a software encoder, but I think the PVR-350 was worth the extra
$$. I don't use this box for anything except Myth, so I didn't get a
keyboard/monitor/mouse etc.
Hope this helps.
- J
-----Original Message-----
From: Daragh Fitzpatrick [mailto:daraghfi at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 4:51 PM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv-users] $500 Myth Box
Hi,
I'm trying to get a 'cheap' PVR setup before Christmas
(so I can record the TBS day's worth of 'A Christmas
Story'!).
I was hoping I could get a decent box set up for under
$500 - so I guess it's a challenge.
Does anyone know of a list of standard configurations,
such as
'cheap' (under $500),
'good' (does the job well) and
'dream' (money no object)?
I've seen the PVR Hardware database, but there's no
indication of price. I have a home theater system, so
I don't need to play DVDs on this box.
So, can I do it for $500? I guess my config would have
to have the following:
Small, quiet case
Motherboard (???)
Graphics (integrated?)
Sound (integrated?)
Network (integrated?)
CPU (P4-1Ghz?)
TV tuner card (encoder/decoder)
Hard disk (120Gb?)
Memory (512Mb?)
Wireless Mouse, Keyboard, Remote
Optional:
Digital media slots
CD/DVD-burner
Firewire/iLink/IEEE 1394
FM Transmitter
As well as the spec, the hardest part for me is
picking a manufacturer - Asus Pundit is worth a look,
I guess, or I could wait for the $500 DigiMatrix. Any
pointers on where I can buy this stuff would be
appreciated, too...
I know this is a lot, so thanks in advance for any
advice you can give.
Cheers,
Daragh
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