[mythtv-users] $500 Myth Box

Jim Chandler jim at n0vh.org
Mon Dec 1 17:59:44 EST 2003


Here's the system that I put together....

 Shuttle SS51G - $176   (www.ajump.com)
 2.4 P4 with 533 FSB $140  (eBay)
 512 MB PC2700 DRAM $75  (bestbuy)
 120 MB HD $80  (bestbuy)
 Hauppauge PVR-250 $129 (www.pricewatch.com)
 MadDog Predator MX440 8X GeForce4 (nvidia card) $50 (bestbuy)
 Redhat 9 - $699 to SCO (yeah right)

Mine was $650 but works great.  You could probably save on the processor,
the P4 2.4 is kind of overkill for this system, but it does work great.

Jim

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:51:16 -0800 (PST)
Daragh Fitzpatrick <daraghfi at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to get a 'cheap' PVR setup before Christmas
> (so I can record the TBS day's worth of 'A Christmas
> Story'!).
> 
> I was hoping I could get a decent box set up for under
> $500 - so I guess it's a challenge.
> 
> Does anyone know of a list of standard configurations,
> such as
> 'cheap' (under $500), 
> 'good' (does the job well) and 
> 'dream' (money no object)? 
> 
> I've seen the PVR Hardware database, but there's no
> indication of price. I have a home theater system, so
> I don't need to play DVDs on this box.
> 
> So, can I do it for $500? I guess my config would have
> to have the following:
> 
> Small, quiet case 
> Motherboard (???)
> Graphics (integrated?)
> Sound (integrated?)
> Network (integrated?)
> CPU (P4-1Ghz?)
> TV tuner card (encoder/decoder)
> Hard disk (120Gb?)
> Memory (512Mb?)
> Wireless Mouse, Keyboard, Remote
> 
> Optional:
> Digital media slots
> CD/DVD-burner
> Firewire/iLink/IEEE 1394
> FM Transmitter
> 
> As well as the spec, the hardest part for me is
> picking a manufacturer - Asus Pundit is worth a look,
> I guess, or I could wait for the $500 DigiMatrix. Any
> pointers on where I can buy this stuff would be
> appreciated, too...
> 
> I know this is a lot, so thanks in advance for any
> advice you can give.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Daragh
> 
> 
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