[mythtv-users] (Another) hardware list

[stan]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 09:46:52PM -0500, Nathan Herrero wrote:
> Dan Morphis wrote:
> 
> >
> >>>(I have a 200GB hard drive already)
> >>>  
> >>
> >>
> >>That will hold a lot f stuff. I would use a 20 or 40 for a root drive,
> >>and reserve this oen for the /myth partion, myself.
> >> 
> >>
> >Umm, why reserve 20 - 40 g for a root partition?  Thats a lot of 
> >wasted space. . . I went with 4 and I have 1g of space not being used. 
> >. .  I have my tv/movies/games/music stored on a 140g partition called 
> >/store
> >-dan
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> A question, what is the advantage of having both a 350 and a 250? What 
> are their two functions, just dual tuner?

Both can act as tuner encoders, thus you can record 2 shows at once. The
340 has teh decoder and TV out. With this combo you can record 2 shows,
while watching another (recorded) show, and still have 80% or so free CPU
cucles.

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