[mythtv-users] First Stab at a Shopping List

[David Frascone]

Don't forget, I have a dual tuner Comcast DVR.  This is more of a proof 
of concept.  Just something to get working, and show off to the wife why 
we need to dump comcast.

Once I'm ready to do things for real, I'll probably move to a dedicated 
backend and a raid array.

-Dave

Peter Bowyer wrote:
> You'll want more HD. Even if you think you won't.
>
> You'll be amazed how quickly you fill the 80GB. My first
> proof-of-concept BE had around 150GB free for recordings, which I
> outgrew in a few weeks - I added a 400GB disk, and now after 4 months
> I'm about to take the plunge with a new fileserver/BE which will have
> 1TB (3x500GB RAID 5). That should last a while, but I'll be sure to
> build it in a case that will take another 3 drives for expansion - by
> the time I need that, 1TB SATA drives will be available at a good
> pricepoint.
>
> Peter
>
> On 13/04/07, David Frascone <dave at frascone.com> wrote:
>   
>> I dropped some ramblings and the first stab at a path for me to take to
>> get my wife hooked on MythTV -- please let me know if I'm heading in the
>> right direction.
>>
>> I think the only open question is, what kind of IR receiver should I
>> get?  Since my "dream" setup will have it built into the case, I'd need
>> something here that will eventually either move to a bedroom with a
>> shuttle-type front end, or just be a throw-away part.  Cheaper the better.
>>
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/User:Codemonkey
>>
>> -Dave
>>
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>>
>> David Frascone
>>
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David Frascone

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