[mythtv-users] Minimum requirements(EPIA) for mythtv/mythvideo

[Nick Collier]

I've been using an EPIA M9000 with a PVR-250 as combined frontend /
backend. It works really well for watching live tv and recording using
the unichrome drivers. CPU usuage seems fairly low. It also fits in a
nice case and is reasonably quiet. This is an older EPIA, however, and
I don't think it would handle divx decoding / encoding very well.
Perhaps the new M1000 or MII would do better. There's lots of EPIA
info out there. A google search for EPIA and divx should give you some
idea how they would handle.

Nick


On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 14:39:00 +0100, zart at phreaker.net <zart at phreaker.net> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I know variations of this topic has been asked zillions of times. But
> here we go anyway..
> 
> What is the minimum requirements for running a frontend/backend(Only one
> machine) which has one tuner-card (PVR-250 I think) and needs to be able
> to decode divx/xvid encoded media?
> 
> I would like to use one of the EPIA boards, but which one? What's
> enough? Would it at all be possible with epia boards? Should I wait for
> the EPIA SP? Is it possible to do what I want with a fanless board (It
> should be as quiet as possible, preferable only moving part should be
> the head of the harddrive)
> 
> And finally - what if I want two tunercards - (livetv + recording) -
> would that be possible?
> 
> - Zart
> 
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