[mythtv-users] A noob question regarding hardware req. and hardware codecs

[Chris Kahney]

Pricewatch has Complete Athlon 2000 systems for $195 including shipping, 
and 5 vendors selling for under $200.  Most only come with 128megs, 20gigs 
and integrated everything, but it's a decent system to build up on.

I have some old systems I considered using for mythtv, but with prices so 
cheap I'll just spend the extra $$$ and get something I know will work.



>Now here's where I'm a little unsure of what to get next.  I have a AMD
>Athlon XP 2200+ I can throw at this baby, but I'd hate to use my big mean
>system for a PVR if I don't have to.  My other option is to buy a system
>from e-bay, but my $$$ range dictates (based on current prices out there)
>that the fastest I'll be able to buy will probably be around a PIII-500
>(give or take a 100) Mhz.