[mythtv-users] Need Input, will my server handle it?

Steve s019 at krans.org
Wed Nov 19 14:28:25 EST 2003


On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 01:12:29PM -0500, Muddy wrote:
> Hi all, 
> 
> I've been contemplating getting a pvr-250 for some time now but I'm not
> sure my little server will handle it.
> 
> I've been running RH 7.3 on my server for some time just fine but wanted
> to add a pvr-250 to it and use it for my backend. Right now my
> workstation is both frontend and backend. 
> 
> The server is a Dual PII300 with 512MB ram and 5x HD's. If I picked up a
> PVR-250 for it I'll be wiping out the RH7.3 install and putting Gentoo
> on it and picking up another HD just for Mythtv.
> 
> I use the server for Everything, serving up movies, music, ftp-ing and
> as a test bed for my web site development. 
> 
> I don't want to spend the cash for the tv card and a week installing
> Gentoo just to have the server struggle in day to day operations.
> 
> If anyone has any thoughts on this I'd be interested in hearing them.


Probably fine.  I'm using a P3-550MHz, 256MB RAM, Gentoo, and one PVR-250
(soon to add a second).  CPU usage when recording is minimal (less than
what top eats).

Steve



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