<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Bobby Gill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bobbygill@rogers.com">bobbygill@rogers.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I am curious what the total cost is/was for you to get everything up and running (asides from time, which depending on whom you are may be the priciest...).<br><br>So for example, an HD capture card, a capable backend, the frontend(s) of course, the subscription to a provider and/or an antenna-- and if an antenna, did you do it yourself? Order it online, buy from a shop, hire someone to install, etc.? Not necessarily asking for the life story but some brief explanation of the components as I'm really trying to get a gauge on what entering this arena may cost me, and whether it's /worth/ it or not...<br>
<br><br>Thanks a lot<br>Bob<br>
<br>_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><div><br>Master Backend is a dual opteron server, specs here: <a href="http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/57909216/m/452000411041?r=452000411041#452000411041">http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/57909216/m/452000411041?r=452000411041#452000411041</a> (Disclaimer: I'm the guy selling them.) Replaced the 2 CPUs with Opteron 2.2GHZ for $20 and a couple fans, so we'll say $110 total.<br>
<br>Tuner 1 is an HDHomeRun, $140.<br><br>Tuner 2 is an HD-PVR, around $200 from <a href="http://dell.com">dell.com</a><br><br>Slave BE / living room FE is a dual-core Pentium based box with a $100 8400GS PCI card and 250GB HDD, total cost roughly $400. It has its own cable box, too ($10 per month).<br>
<br>So, a grand total of $850 for parts. Charter HD service is about $70 per month. I could have saved some money by making one big BE/FE, and to be honest the HDHR won't be needed as much (if) when I get the freaking HD-PVR working reliably. <br>
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