[mythtv-users] HD Slave BE/FE Hardware

[Drew Tomlinson]

My BE/FE combo with an Athlon XP 2800+ processor has served me well 
since beginning my MythTV project with 0.16.  However as I've added 
tuners and more and more content is delivered in HD, it's no longer up 
to the task and is destined to become a BE only machine.  I thought 
about reassigning my Athlon 64 X2 3800+ workstation and buying myself a 
nice shiny new one but that would add a few hundred dollars to the 
purchase and I really don't *NEED* a new workstation.  Thus after lots 
of reading and shopping, I assembled a list of parts from Newegg to 
become my new HD frontend / slave backend combo.

This machine will inherit the pcHDTV 3000 tuner currently in the BE and 
will get a new PVR-150 to take advantage of the existing OTA and DirecTV 
cable runs that are currently behind the television.  The PVR-150 will 
also provide remote functions for the new box.

I have picked these parts to be as inexpensive as possible but "good 
enough" to have a system that should be sufficient for the next several 
years.  For example, I might want to play BlueRay DVDs sometime down the 
road.  Anyway, here's the list:

ASUS P1-P5945G Black Intel Socket T(LGA775) Barebone
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16856110070

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz LGA 775 65W Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115032

OCZ Gold Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) 
Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820227078

LG 20X DVD±R Super Multi DVD Burner Black ATAPI / E-IDE Model GSA-H55NK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827136117

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136073

Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150 MCE 274 PCI Interface Tuner Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16815116633

With my intended purpose in mind, I'd love to hear suggestions or 
comment regarding my hardware choices.

Thanks,

Drew

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