[mythtv-users] Your ideal (pal) system

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Francesco Peeters wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I was wondering what would be people's ideal system for mythtv when
>running a frontend *and* backend on a single machine for use in the
>livingroom.
>
>The system would have ethernet access to the local home LAN, and direct
>connection to the cable.
>
>So it would need:
>* Ethernet (100/full)
>* Analog TV tuner
>* TV capable output
>* Silent/Very Low Noise
>* Audio (preferrably SPDIF) output to Stereo components
>* and obviously be able to run MythTV
>(Oh, and it needs to be affordable too, so no 50k components <G>)
>  
>

Why analog TV? Get a cheap DVB-T card.  This will allow it to run on a 
much slower CPU as well.

This is what I have, and it serves me very well.