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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I want to turn my old computer to HTPC. I am
thinking using linux with mythtv. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Computer specs are:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Celeron 400</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Asus P2B-F (BX chipset)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>64 MB SDRAM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matrox G400 DH</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I want to be able to record and live pause tv
program. I am thinking of buying Hauppauge PVR-250. Is this enough? Maybe i
should replace cpu with P3 say 800MHz. </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Does someone have similar configuration?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it better to buy tv tuner without hardware mpeg2
encoding and invest more in motherboard/cpu power?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance... </FONT></DIV>
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