[mythtv-users] CPU and Tuner recommendations

[Pierre-Olivier Bouchard]

Frank Louwers wrote:

> Should I go for an expensive "real" P4 2.4Ghz and a "cheap" tv tuner. (A
> local shop suggested a  Leadtek winfast TV-2000-XP-deluxe (including the
> remote) for 53.5 EUR (excl. sales tax). Is someone using this card?

A Hauppauge WinTV Go/dbx (make sure it's model number is 4?? and not 7?? 
else it won't work) or an ATI TV Wonder would be a much better choice 
than the Leadtek, as with those, you can send the audio data over the 
PCI bus, instead of through a separate sound card. It can be useful if 
you want to someday add more tuners to the system, as you would be 
losing one PCI slot because of the Leadtek that can't send data over PCI.

The remote is okay, though... but you need to use a CVS version of LIRC 
to use all its buttons, with lirc 0.6.6 they don't all work right.


Pete