[mythtv-users] Need Input, will my server handle it?

[Jason Hunt]

Having this card will take a major load off your system, not tax it.

I have the PVR-350 which is same as the 250, except with TV out and a FM
tuner -- which I haven't found a use for.. Need to do some searching for
that.  Anyone?

Anyway, when I capture at 720x480 using a P3-1ghz, it uses around .5-.9 of
the processor, never even over 1%  Can't complain about that.



> From: Muddy <muddy at muddysmind.com>
> Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Date: 19 Nov 2003 13:12:29 -0500
> To: mythtv-users <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Need Input, will my server handle it?
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> I've been contemplating getting a pvr-250 for some time now but I'm not
> sure my little server will handle it.
> 
> I've been running RH 7.3 on my server for some time just fine but wanted
> to add a pvr-250 to it and use it for my backend. Right now my
> workstation is both frontend and backend.
> 
> The server is a Dual PII300 with 512MB ram and 5x HD's. If I picked up a
> PVR-250 for it I'll be wiping out the RH7.3 install and putting Gentoo
> on it and picking up another HD just for Mythtv.
> 
> I use the server for Everything, serving up movies, music, ftp-ing and
> as a test bed for my web site development.
> 
> I don't want to spend the cash for the tv card and a week installing
> Gentoo just to have the server struggle in day to day operations.
> 
> If anyone has any thoughts on this I'd be interested in hearing them.
> 
> - Jeff "Muddy" Waters
> 
> 
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