[mythtv-users] Re:Need hardware advice
Tom Howard
tom at sagoons.com
Sat Jul 26 12:52:00 EDT 2003
Instead of the PVR 250 (~$150), you can use the Hauppauge Freestyle (~$90)
as it has almost the same specs (including hardware encode of course). It
does NOT include a remote, but it's not hard to find a really good remote
for under $60 to make up the difference. Here is a breakdown of a basic
system:
Hauppauge Freestyle : ~$90
CHAINTECH 7NIF2-SUMMIT (sound, nic, TV-out): ~$90
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ : ~$45
128MB Kingston PC2700 DDR RAM : ~$45
Seagate Barracuda 80GB : ~$75
LiteOn CDRW/DVD (not dvdrw) : ~$60
Generic Case w/ powersupply : ~$40
Learning Remote - Radioshack : ~$15
IR receiver (homemade, or off web) : ~$10
TOTAL----------------------------------------- ~$470
Or, for a very small quite system
VIA EPIA-M10000 NEHEMIAH : ~$180
Hauppauge Freestyle : ~$90
128MB Kingston PC2700 DDR RAM : ~$45
Seagate Barracuda 80GB : ~$75
LiteOn CDRW/DVD (not dvdrw) : ~$60
Learning Remote - Radioshack : ~$15
IR receiver (homemade, or off web) : ~$10
Mini-ITX case : ~$65
Total----------------------------------------- ~$540
These are just examples, there is much better hardware, different prices,
etc... but this just shows that you can have what you want for ~$500.
--Tom
>I am wondering if it is at all possible to build a very strong,
>excellant quality DVR for under $500. I know the TV Card (I'm thinking
>of the Win TV PVR250) is alone $150. Since the PVR250 comes with
>self-encoding capabilities, then I don't need the latest and greatest
>processor, right? Will an AMD Athlon XP 1.5Ghz be enough or should I go
>above that?
More information about the mythtv-users
mailing list