[mythtv-users] Will this Sabrent Card and it's remote work with MythTV?

Maverick mavantix at gmail.com
Wed Jan 12 16:36:32 EST 2005


I'd second the Hauppage cards. I got a PVR-350, and running it on a
P3-667 with about 30% cpu max usage when playing a video and
recording, or watching tv delayed. Well worth the ~$180 for the
hardware encode/decoding.


On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:57:20 -0500, Dewey Smolka <dsmolka at gmail.com> wrote:
> Do yourself a big favor and spring for a Hauppage card. It's a breeze
> to get up and running. You can save money on other components.
> 
> With a hardware-encoding card you don't need as much processing power,
> which means even a P-3 700 is enough. You can pick one of these up for
> around $150. You can also save by getting an older video card -- I use
> an nvidia Geforce 2. You can get that piece for a song.
> 
> There's also great deals to be had on hard drives -- I saw a 160 GB
> Maxtor drive in Staples the other day for $60 (after $40 mail-in
> rebate).
> 
> 
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:21:24 -0500, Tim Smoot <smoot_it at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Yeah, I know try to go cheap and you get what you pay for!
> >
> > I just want to get started, and am on a limited budget!  As we all are I am
> > sure!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sm00ter
> >
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