[mythtv-users] New User System Setup Questions

[Bryce C]

Welcome.
1. With my settings 1hr=1.5Gb.  It's pretty decent on my monitor but I
don't have TV-Out. At that rate, it'd be 35hrs.
2. No, it is not hard to set-up and the docs are very good.
3. I'm personally partial to AMDs and Athlons but don't let my bias sway
you.  The more important of the two, I guess, is the compatibility of
the sound chip with ALSA.
4. AMDs are a bit warm and there's no way to run w/o a fan unless you
like burning processors every 2 minutes (or faster on an AMD Athlon
2100+ XP, not that I have any experience).  I have no idea about
celerons other than I don't like them.  Again, don't let my bias sway
you.
5. Yes.  They both should do fine. There are those here on the lists
playing 2 streams and recording 2 separate streams simultaneously an
systems like mine.
Have fun.

On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 20:36, grozio at buffalo.edu wrote:
> I am looking at replacing my 30hr Tivo box as the monthly fee has gone 
> up in the past few months and my box seems to old to get the lifetime 
> subscription (since they do not carry over if the machine fails). I 
> stumbled upon MythTV today and found it very intriguing. I was looking 
> into a similar Windows based setup but think this just has so many 
> other features and possibilities. I have been reading the archives for 
> about 2 hours and find it extremely appealing. I had a few questions 
> before I ditched the Tivo and jumped aboard. Here we go...
> 
> 1. I currently use medium settings on tivo to record programs and have 
> no problem with that. Does anyone know the medium setting resolution 
> on tivo? If so, approximately how many hours in MythTV could a 80gb 
> hard drive use? (Assuming 70gb available after MP3 and OS)
> 
> 2. Is it incredibly hard to set up MythTV? I have some linux and unix 
> experience but not enough to call myself a average user. I like to 
> tinker so am sure I can figure it out sooner or later, but was just 
> looking for the general opinion on the matter.
> 
> 3. I was looking into two setups. The first (higher priced one) would 
> have a Celeron 2.0ghz w/onboard sound/network. It would have 512mb 
> PC2100 memory and a 80gb hard drive. The second setup (lower priced) 
> would have a Athlon 1.4ghz w/onboard sound/network, 256mb PC2100 
> memory and a 60gb hard drive. Both would be in a BookPC type case with 
> a ATI TV Wonder and a GeForce2 MX400 w/TVOut 64mb ram (hacked off 
> metal to fit in the case), a 12x DVD Drive, and a Creative Infra 
> Remote. Assuming the first setup will run faster, does anyone have any 
> opinion on the two? Likes or dislikes of the processors?
> 
> 4. Speaking of processors, which one would run the coolest between the 
> two? I would assume the celeron. I would like a quiet setup, much like 
> the current Tivo. Is there another processor I am forgetting that has 
> an equivalent or higher speed that is cool running?
> 
> and finally...
> 
> 5. With the Celeron 2.0 or Athlon 1.4 I could concievably record a 
> show at medium quality while watching live TV (pausing and fast 
> forwarding, etc) correct? Does MythTV give an option for watching a 
> recorded show while recording a show like Tivo? If so, would I have 
> the capability with either of those processors to do that?
> 
> Thanks for taking the time to read this and help me along the way to 
> replacing my Tivo. I look forward to tinkering with this and browsing 
> this forum in the near future. Thanks again.
> 
> -D
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Bryce C <Plug at BryceCo.Net>
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