[mythtv-users] Cost of MythTV Machines
Ketan Patel
kmpatel at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 23 05:57:14 UTC 2006
I would say that it depends on what you are looking for. I
spent $200 for my system which is a stand-alone,
standard-definition system. That's $40 for the computer
(550MHz PIII, 256Mb, 20G) and $160 for the PVR-350 MPEG
board. That got me going with a fully functioning box.
Afterwards I invested another $40 for a quieter, larger
HDD.
--- Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> With some recent discussion here about CPUs and costs I
> wonder what
> the "average" cost of a MythTV machine might be.
>
> I have seen some "turnkey" machines offered for what I
> consider to be
> very high prices, even given the fact that the builders
> deserve a
> certain profit. I do not wish to mention names, but $1500
> for what
> seems to be a minimal front/back-end box with 1 capture
> card seems
> quite high to me, although I will grant that it is a far
> better deal
> than what Sony wants for a DRM-ridden MCE device.
>
> I think if one was constructing a computer specifically
> for MythTV a
> minimal F/B configuration might cost $600, using refurbed
> components
> perhaps, and with 1 MPEG-encoding capture card. $1500
> would buy a
> very nice machine with maybe 1TB of storage and 3 capture
> cards.
> These guesses include a "computer" monitor but not an
> entertainment-
> quality display.
>
> Anybody have ideas? What "should" a MythTV machine cost?
> Are the
> "commercial" offerings realistic? Obviously a lot of us
> are re-using
> hardware we have hanging around, it may be rare for
> somebody to
> purchase gear solely to build a DVR. I'm just wondering
> what folks
> are doing.
>
> A related matter - What is the position of Zap-2-It Labs
> on these pre-
> built machines? Does this violate the "personal use"
> license? I admit
> I have no idea on this one.
>
>
> Brian Wood
> beww at beww.org
>
>
>
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