[mythtv-users] recommendations for a media box

[Chris Delis]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 10:40:56AM -0700, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
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> On Thursday 22 April 2004 18:01, Dr NoName wrote:
> > Thank you very much for detailed response.
> >
> > > > Here are the specs I have to work with:
> > > >
> > > > AMD Athlon XP 2400+
> > > > 512MB RAM
> > > > 40GB HD (plus possibly a second 120GB HD)
> > > > DVD-ROM
> > > > DVR+/-RW
> > >
> > > DVD-ROM and RW? Why?
> >
> > So that RW doesn't wear out. From my (admittedly
> > somewhat dated) experience, all optical drives tend to
> > deteriorate after a few years of use. I would rather
> > lose a $30 reader than a $150 writer. But maybe they
> > got better and I'm just being paranoid...
> 
> But as another person said, DVD writer prices keep plummeting, and they'll be 
> hardly more than $30 after a few years. ;-)


Yeah, but then you will want a dual layer dvd writer ;-)