[mythtv-users] PVR Box Parts, pending approval

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Saturday, Oct 25, 2003, at 16:58 US/Pacific, Dan Berger wrote:

> I have just put together a list of all the hardware I will be using 
> for my PVR boxat
> http://octane.theidiots.org/etc/pvr.html
>  
> Could I please get some feedback on it?

Should be fine. Personally, while not absolutely necessary, I recommend 
more than 256MB of RAM, just to be certain there won't much swapping 
necessary. With a single tuner, I doubt it would be a problem though.

> I plan to be running RH9
>  
> Two questions already:
> -Is it worth to invest in the PVR350?

I can't really say for certain. You've already got a TV-Out capable 
card selected (I presume the Gainward GF4MX has TV-Out, anyhow), and a 
processor with more than enough juice to decode files, so you don't 
really need the decoder or TV-Out. Someone with more GF4MX vs. PVR-350 
TV-Out experience would have to comment on relative picture quality of 
the two. I believe once you have the 350 TV-Out set up, you can 
completely do away with the other card, but you'll still need something 
other than the 350 for the initial install (unless you're REALLY good 
and crafty w/driver disks at install time).

> -Should I consider gentoo instead of rh9?

Only if you really like to make your life (and your PVR) way more 
complicated than necessary. Outside of personal preference, I don't 
really see any reason to go with Gentoo over RHL9, but one could argue 
that I'm heavily biased toward Red Hat, for numerous reasons. I'm 
probably starting a religious war with that statement... ;p

--Jarod

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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