[mythtv-users] $500 Myth Box

[Myster Man]

this is a pretty good setup. If you want to save some money you could
use a lesser cpu also. I have basically the same setup with a pvr250 and
a software encoder using the onboard tv-out, and I only have an athlon
1700+ seems to handle recording two shows simoutainously just fine, and
if I am recording the software card in RTJpeg I can also watch a
previously recorded show. 

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 16:08, Donoghue, Jay wrote:
> 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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