[mythtv-users] Opinions on using a RAQ4 as a backend?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/15/2006 11:43 AM, Stef Coene wrote:
> On Saturday 15 July 2006 17:27, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 07/15/2006 09:19 AM, Stef Coene wrote:
>>     
>>> On Saturday 15 July 2006 15:01, Andrew Welch wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I've got a Cobalt Raq4r lying around, and I'm wondering if I upgraded
>>>> the processor to an AMD K6-2 500Mhz processor, 512meg RAM, and put a
>>>> PVR-150 encoder card in would it be able to perform as a pure backend tv
>>>> recording server?
>>>>         
>>> I have a old compaq server with a P3 600 Mhz and pvr500 and it's a
>>> perfect backend.  The CPU is more then enough for recording.  Before the
>>> PVR500 I had a software based capture card and even that setup was
>>> working (CPU at 100%, but no hickups).
>>>       
>> But note that commercial flagging and transcoding on that machine are
>> probably not worthwhile.
>>     
> Transcoding: the 120 GB is more then enough
> Commercial flagging: I programmed a forward jump of 30sec and a back jump of 
> 5sec and skip the commercials myself.  Commercial detection is not 100% 
> accurate :(
I'm not talking about the space.  I'm talking about the OP's 
CPU--basically a Pentium II-class machine...

Mike