[mythtv-users] MythTV vs. Windows Media Center

[jedi]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 08:07:27PM -0600, Reynolds, Brian wrote:
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Nick Rout
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 8:20 PM
> To: Discussion about MythTV
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV vs. Windows Media Center
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> Even 6GB seems excessive, but it's usually better to buy it now than later when you find they are no longer making ram for your motherboard, or only making it at an excessive price.
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> Maybe  12G is what a windows guy knows his setup will need, it's certainly overkill for linux (forgive the slight dig Brian).
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> Agreed on storage too, you never have enough, especially as Brian has mentioned kids... 
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> I know that Linux wouldn't need as much RAM as Windows.  I hear that 4GB is usually enough for Win MCE.  I wanted 8GB (because I haven't read of anyone using 

   Whether or not you use something like MyMovies will also increase the
memory requirements. More probably won't hurt but too little definitely 
will.

FOUR extenders while simultaneously watching TV on the MCE computer), but my only options on NewEgg to fully utilize the triple channel architecture of the mobo was to go with 6 or 12... so I opted for the larger one.
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> The case and mobo will support two additional internal drives and two external SATA drives, so I could always upgrade later if needed.  2TB seems like a lot of hours of HD to me... if I have THAT many shows recorded without watching/delet

   Actually 2 TB of MPEG2 in HD is pretty small. The amount of space an HD 
MEPG2 takes up on disk is comparable to the same show or movie on BluRay.

   That's one advantage of the HD-PVR. It compresses everything in h264 which
considerably increases your effective storage space. Also makes it so your
recordings require more CPU/GPU horsepower to play back.

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