[mythtv-users] x86 or x64?

[Russ W. Knize]

jedi at mishnet.org wrote:
>> On 5/17/07, Dave <squilla.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > > AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz
>>> > > with 1GB DDR 400, a 250gb SATA drive
>>>
>>> Hi.
>>> Go with x86 - slightly simpler and no discernable speed difference,
(pity that :-) ).
>>> Although if you decide to go 64bit all you need to do in Ubuntu is
install the ia32libs - there are perfect howto's on the community
pages at Ubuntu.
> [deletia]
>>
>> I have no issues running MythTV on x64 Edgy on my Athlon 64 3200. Running
>> on a ASUS A8N-VM CSM.  I also don't recall any install differences between
>> x86 and x64 in the Ubuntu Community MythTV install doc.  Could be wrong.
>
>     I have a similar experience. I even use ATI proprietary video
> drivers and I haven't had any issues with x64 under Ubuntu. The
> procedures I use for installing MythTV dependences using apt is
> identical to how I setup my x86 Debian box. There weren't any x64
binaries available for MythTV itself when I upgraded to 0.20 but that's
a minor problem considering ivtv, lirc and such.
>
>      apt makes resolving dependencies (even ones that weren't properly
> addressed in the MythTV build scripts) pretty easy.

I also run 64-bit on all of my 64-bit hardware.  With respect to MythTV,
there are no issues at all.  One of then has an nVidia card for HD and it
also works fine.

You paid for a 64-bit processor and motherboard.  Might as well use it. 
You can't really migrate between 32 and 64-bit without reinstalling the
OS.

Russ



Thanks,
Russ