[mythtv-users] Hardware Question

[Richard Tolley]

I'm planning on building a PVR set using MythTV, problem is the only
hardware I currently have available is a 700mHZ processor, 512MB ram and
an all-in-one video + sound card with the motherboard... I've read
various websites saying what you can and cannot do with the hardware,
but its not always that clear :|

With the system above, would I be able to buy a cheapo wintv card and
just run the mythtv as a backend with no frontend and purely control it
over the web interface recording various shows? That way I can hide the
ugly thing in a secluded closet and not have to worry about it until I
come across some better hardware... OR would I be able to run it as a
nice looking frontend as well, being able to watch tv, record tv, watch
recorded tv/movies and music and such?

Thanks
Richard