<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Fred Squires" <fsquires@gmail.com><br>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users@mythtv.org><br>Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 2:33:04 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific<br>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Can "Trashure" computer cut the MPEG2 mustard?<br><br>On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:26 PM, <stefan_jones@comcast.net> wrote:<br>> I found a nice little Biostar bare-bones micro-desktop (iDEQ200v) in the<br>> trash this morning. It booted up and seems nicely equipped. With a little<br>> work (more memory, larger HD) I'm wondering if it might make a good low-end<br>> MythBox.<br>><br>> Well, I know for sure that it is better than my first box, which could<br>> capture and stream analog and capture digital. So I guess my question really<br>> is: Do you think this could stream HD digital without stuttering?<br>><br>> Athlon 3200 (2.2 Ghz)<br>><br>> 512 KB memory (DDR 333, PC2700)<br>><br>> GeoForce 6200, 128 mb onboard, in an 8x AGP port<br>><br>> I'm going to put in a SATA drive I have on hand.<br>><br>> If it could handle streaming HD, I'd put a Happauge HVR 1600 in its one<br>> available PCI slot.<br>><br>> If not, no great loss. I'll install ubuntu and give it to a friend.<br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">My main frontend has an Athlon 2500, 1 GB ram, and a Geforce 6200. It<br>handles OTA HD fine with XVMC. Who knows a 3200 might be able to<br>handle it without XVMC.<br></div><br>That's encouraging!<br><br>Is there a good reference for which GeForce offerings handle XVMC? I seem to recall that some don't,<br><br><br></div></body></html>