[mythtv-users] Best Hardware

[Marco Nelissen]

>On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 07:00:50PM -0700, Marco Nelissen wrote:
>> 
>> >Basic setup:
>> >3.4 +/- P4 OR Duel Xeon (64bit)
>> >SATA HDDs (4-6 drives, all 300G+)
>> 
>> Out of curiosity (since other people have mentioned similar
>> storage for their mythtv machines), what does one do with upwards
>> of 1 terabyte of storage for a mythtv box?
>>
>VOB files.  Nothing scratches a DVD faster than a 2yr old trying to
>insert it into a VCR to play it :-)  Put all the DVDs into MythVideo and
>store the DVDs safely out of reach.  Heck, not having to watch the
>unskipable five minute commercial at the front of each Disney video will
>pay for the array in a week.

Why? Are your kids salaried? ;)