[mythtv-users] Looking for good specifications for mythTV

[cardboil]

Chris, when you say 600MHz PIII, is that with a hardware MPEG
encoder/decoder or without?  For SD that is.

On 1/18/06, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Are you going to be doing HD?
>
> If not, you can't go too cheap.  If you are only interested in SD
> programming a good rule of thumb is probrably, "If you can buy it new, it's
> overkill."
>
> The only components you really need to put any thought into are the
> capture card(s) and hard disks(s).  And the video card,kind of.  More
> storage is better.
>
> Regarding memory specifically, if it is really going to be a dedicated
> Myth box, there is no reason to waste money buying 2GB of memory.  512MB
> would be more than enough.
>
> If you are going to use a television for your monitor, don't worry about a
> monitor.
>
> Otherwise, get an NVidia 5xxx video card.
>
> To do simultaneous playback and recording, your processor should be at
> least a 600Mhz PIII or equivalent.
>
>
>
> On 1/17/06, Chris Weisiger <cweisiger at i-55.com> wrote:
> >
> > What are some good specs for a mythTV box..I have seen specs for high
> > end machines doing multiple
> > recordings....I am not looking into doing such things...
> >
> > All i am looking for is to record a single channel while watching
> > it....and the possibility to pause live tv...
> > just a basic recording box....
> >
> > I am looking into buiding a mini-itx box with laptop components....slim
> > line cd/dvd, laptop hard drive, dimm or sodimm memory
> > depending on what type of mini-itx motherboard i get or is
> > recommended....
> >
> > What is the lowest possible processor speed to accomplish recording and
> > pausing live tv....
> >
> > i was looking into getting a mini-itx with a 1.3 processor? and a
> > pvr-350 card?
> >
> > i know memory helps the system..so i was planning on maxing out the
> > memory..i found
> > a mini-itx board that can support 2 gig or ram...and the hard drive
> > space of course is not
> > an issue for me to deal with...it is basically the processor speed..
> > being this is the first
> > attempt at creating a mythTV box...
> >
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