[mythtv-users] Is my p3-700 fast enough for a wintv capture card?

[Darren Richards]

> On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 08:23:53PM -0700, Darren Richards wrote:
> > A friend of mine gave me an older Hauppauge WinTV capture card that I
would like to use as a second capture card.  (My primary card is a PVR-350).
I installed the card and drivers and got everything working for the most
part, but the video is choppy, and watching live tv takes 100% of my CPU at
the default compression settings.
> >
> > Before I burn too many BTU's trying to get it working, could someone
tell me if my P3-700 is sufficient to simultaneously encode/decode and watch
live TV?  Or should I be looking at a PVR-250 for my second capture card?
>
> In a word no. My Athalon 900 won't handle this.
>
> >
> > If my p3-700 won't cut it, then how do I remove the second card from
mythtv?  I can add cards in the mythtvsetup menu, but I can't see how to
remove it...
>
> Perhaps just dlete it from teh database?
>
> --
> "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
> neither liberty nor safety."
> -- Benjamin Franklin
>
thanks all for the responses.  It looks like I'll be saving up for a
pvr-250...

-darren