[mythtv-users] About Assembling a MythTV Box

[Steven]

Op di 03-08-2004, om 18:05 schreef Abhi:
> Hi,
>     I am a newbie, trying to put together a MythTV box.
>     Any input/advise would be great.
> 
>     Here's the configuration I am ordering:
> 
>     Asus Pundit HT-READY P4 Mini Barebone System Retail
>         zipzoomfly.com $150
> 
>     Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 350 - Input Adapter
>         buy.com $166
> 
>     CPU: Intel Celeron 2.0GHz
> 
>     RAM: 512MB DDR-333 (PC-2700)
> 
>     Hard Drive: 7200rpm ATA/133 200GB Maxtor
> 
>     DVD Drive:
> 
>     Questions:
>     - Do I need a CPU fan for the CPU in the pundit?
>     - Are Seagates less noisy than the Maxtor above?
>     - Is Celeron 2.0GHz good enough or should I prefer Pentiums?
>     - Any other hardware I need to get for this? I believe a simple remote 
> comes with the Hauppauge.
> 
>     Thanks
>     - Abhi
>  

Make sure you get the pundit with Sis chipset. The tvout for the
pundit-r with ati chipset is unsupported under linux for the moment.
If you only want to use myth for tv playback and recording this
shouldn't be a problem if you get a PVR350. The PVR350's TV-out won't
work (well) for DVD, mpeg4 or games.

I haven't been able to find an original (sis) pundit in online stores
for a while. (europe)

Steven