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Christopher David Petersen wrote:
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/18/05, <b
class="gmail_sendername">Roel Gielen</b> <<a
href="mailto:r.gielen@home.nl">r.gielen@home.nl</a>> wrote:</span>
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>If you check the archives I believe there was a lot of discussion
around<br>
>some tuner cards being a tight fit in the Pundit.
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>[mailto:<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org
</a>] On Behalf Of Roel Gielen<br>
>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:52 PM<br>
>To: <a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] Is this any good for mythtv?<br>
><br>
>Ok its me again...<br>
><br>
>I figured it out. This is my list to buy:<br>
><br>
>Case/Motherboard:<br>
>Asus Pundit-R 9100IGP<br>
>Specs:<br>
><a
href="http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn">
http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn</a><br>
>o=SBQA23&#tecData<br>
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>Processor:<br>
>Intel Celeron D 325 (2,53 Ghz)<br>
>Specs:<br>
><a
href="http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn">
http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn</a><br>
>o=HQCI44&#tecData<br>
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>Memory:<br>
>Corsair XMS DIMM 512 MB<br>
>Specs:<br>
><a
href="http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn">
http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn</a><br>
>o=I9ID6J&#tecData<br>
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>TV-Tuner:<br>
>Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150 (comes with an remote control)<br>
>Specs:<br>
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<a
href="http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn">http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/productDetails.html?showTechData=true&artn</a><br>
>o=JK%23P32&#tecData<br>
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>Are these "save" to buy? I mean no driver problems with
linux/mythtv?
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>The tv tuner goes in another computer (amd 1800+) as backend. and
the<br>
>celeron + pundit-R + memory I use for the frontend (and other
stuff a<br>
>computer can)....<br>
>Still not sure on the size of harddisk to chose.....
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>Greetings Roel<br>
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Ow good you point out, I'll check the archives ....<br>
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<div>I'd go with a Celeron Northwood (400 MHz front-side bus). They
perform well and produce considerably less heat. I've heard that the
Pundit-R BIOS increases the CPU fan speed by 900 rpm when it detects a
Prescott-class (Celeron D) CPU. Celeron 2.6 MHz Northwood CPU's are
only $65 on <a href="http://www.pricewatch.com/">www.pricewatch.com</a>.</div>
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<div>I have a Pundit (SiS not -R) and the PVR-250 is a tight fit.
Basically, you temporarily bend the case to insert and remove the card.
It doesn't do any damage, but it seems scary the first time you do it.
Now I do it without even thinking about it.
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<div>For a hard drive, I'd go with a 200 GB Samsung SpinPoint PATA
drive ($92 on pricewatch). They're very quite, run cool, and have ample
performance for MythTV.</div>
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<div>I transcode all my shows so that a 1 hour show produces a 650 MB
file (good for burning to CD-R). At this rate, a 200 GB drive gives you
about 300 hours of space.</div>
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<div>I'm a real advocate of the Pundit as a base for MythTV systems.
It's not perfect (the IEEE 1394 header and the 4-in-1 card reader are
basically useless), but for ~$420 you can have a great MythTV system.
Combined with MythDora and you've got a working system in minutes!
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<font face="Arial">I looked at the Samsung drive, but decided on a
Maxtor because I could get double the cache which is great when you get
into using multiple streams. Compare these drives side by side.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152019">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152019</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144187">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144187</a><br>
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</font><font face="Arial">Both are 7200RPM with fluid bearings. </font><font
face="Arial">At 16MB cache vs 8MB, to me the Maxtor is $2 well spent.
If you want to skimp, I say skimp on memory. Stay with 512 and a name
brand, but get a cheap stick. memtest it as soon as you get. By the
time you have a problem with it, if you EVER do, you will be able to
buy twice as much for the difference.<br>
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