<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 3:03 PM, Thomas Mashos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thomas@mashos.com" target="_blank">thomas@mashos.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Tom Lichti <<a href="mailto:tom@redpepperracing.com">tom@redpepperracing.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:57 PM, LC Mac <<a href="mailto:lchristina26@hotmail.com">lchristina26@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Hi,<br>
>><br>
>> I want to record 1 or two shows at a time, I don't require a separate<br>
>> front and back end. Does anyone have suggestions on the most cost effective<br>
>> device to use for my mythbuntu setup? I am not looking for something pretty,<br>
>> but I don't want to spend more than $150. Maybe this isn't possible?<br>
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> You haven't given us any information on your location or what you want to<br>
> record (digital OTA via antenna, digital satellite/OTA via DVB, analog via<br>
> cable, digital/analog via STB etc). Before anyone could even begin to answer<br>
> the question we would need more information. We would also need to know what<br>
> components you already have (computer, hard drives, networking gear) versus<br>
> what you would need to buy.<br>
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> Tom<br>
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</span>Without already having some components, I don't see this as possible<br>
with a budget of $150.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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Thomas Mashos<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">_______________________________________________<br><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm positive you could do it well within that budget, even starting from scratch, if you were willing to buy used and older generation hardware. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>PC? A quick check of eBay finds that $25 buys you a 3GHz Core 2 Duo / 4GB RAM / 250GB HD desktop. There are some options under $15 if you're desperate, and a budget of $40-50 opens up a huge selection.</div><div> </div><div>Tuners? 5-packs of used PCI pcHDTV 5500s have been selling on eBay for $19.95.</div><div><br></div><div>Drives? Used 750GB IDE hard drives (Apple Xserve) are $32.50/each, and the 500GB drives are $20 or less.</div><div><br></div><div>What's left... LIRC-compatible remote receiver... Take your choice of USB MCE or serial receivers for $8 or less.</div><div><br></div><div>Buying local to save on shipping would of course be preferred... but even with shipping, $150 actually gives you a comfortable cushion.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Now for the catch. :-) Sure you saved a bundle by building the machine on such a low initial budget. But if you have an older beast that uses 125 watts of power, running 24x7, and electricity at $0.14/kWh.... that's $153/year in electricity costs. But if you doubled your initial budget and used newer components to build a 25-watt power efficient machine instead, you're down to ~$30/year in electricity. The upgrade will have paid itself off completely after just a few months into your second year, and it will be saving you money every day after that.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- Dave</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>