<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I'm working out the specs of a MythTV machine I would like to build and looking for thoughts and feedback...</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>
Shuttle SG33G5 Intel G33 Socket Barebone</div><div><a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3247598&CatId=336">http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3247598&CatId=336
</a><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB)</div><div><a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2905631&CatId=2758">
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2905631&CatId=2758</a></div><div> I could drop down to a Core 2 Duo at 2.33, 2.66 and save a little or a Core 2 Duo at 3.0 for the same price as the Quad
2.4...</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>2GB DDR2 PC6400 800MHz RAM</div><div><a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2882686&Sku=O261-8070">http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2882686&Sku=O261-8070
</a><br></div><div> I could go up to 4GB, but that seems like ridiculous overkill...</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 7200 RPM 1000GB SATA-300 Hard Drive</div><div><a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3333210&CatId=139">
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3333210&CatId=139</a></div><div> I could use two smaller drives, but one big one leaves an empty spot for another big one later...</div><div>
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>pcHDTV HiDef TV Card (using the PCI slot in the Shuttle System)</div><div><a href="http://pchdtv.com/hd_5500.html">http://pchdtv.com/hd_5500.html</a><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>[Some PCI-Express TV Card] using the PCIe slot in the Shuttle System</div><div> Looking for thoughts on a PCI-Express TV Card, HiDef and/or Hardware Encoder would be nice, and a remote would help but that could be separate...
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>[Some DVD Burner]</div><div> Anything that can burn recorded shows/movies to DVD for portability and playback in standard DVD players, and do so reasonably quickly...
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br></div><div>Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Thanks,</div><div> Reid</div>
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