[mythtv-users] First stab at mythtv...

Thomas Fjellstrom tfjellstrom at strangesoft.net
Sun Dec 7 23:38:13 EST 2003


On December 7, 2003 09:30 pm, Isaac Richards wrote:
> On Sunday 07 December 2003 07:46 pm, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> > And it didn't go so well.. (I've already spent several days trying to get
> > it to work...)
> >
> > my all in one front/backend unit is built from the following parts:
> > VIA EPIA M10k Nemiah w/ 256MB ram
> > 80GB Seagate Baracuda 7200rpm (hdparm -t said ~56MBps)
> > 12x LSD-081 DVD
> > Happauge WinTV DBX stereo/radio TV card.
>
> That processor doesn't have anywhere near enough power to do analog
> recording at decent quality levels.  It really needs to be a frontend-only
> machine, or paired with a hardware mpeg2 recorder.

Then, I doubt my Athlon 2400+ has enough either. (It can't do realtime MPEG4 
as well) So Whats left?

> Isaac


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Thomas Fjellstrom
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