[mythtv-users] Building HTPC with Mythtv on weak configuration

[Kevin Kuphal]

FeNiX wrote:

> Hi!
>  
> I want to turn my old computer to HTPC. I am thinking using linux with 
> mythtv.
>  
> Computer specs are:
>  
> Celeron 400
> Asus P2B-F (BX chipset)
> 64 MB SDRAM
> Matrox G400 DH
>  
> I want to be able to record and live pause tv program. I am thinking 
> of buying Hauppauge PVR-250. Is this enough? Maybe i should replace 
> cpu with P3 say 800MHz. Does someone have similar configuration?
> Is it better to buy tv tuner without hardware mpeg2 encoding and 
> invest more in motherboard/cpu power?
> Thanks in advance... 

Sounds to me like you might have better luck with a PVR-350 so you can 
be certain to take advantage of the hardware accelerated TV-OUT as well 
as the hardware MPEG-2 encoding.

Kevin