[mythtv-users] New MythTV System help

[Richard Chaney]

Thanks for your insight!!!   Mandrake install to the SATA drive went w/o 
problem.  Will have to be alert as I proceed.  I'm not familiar with 
KnoppMyth, I'll have to look into it.  as this system will be used solely 
as a PVR.  I once set up a small Apache web site for the family, nation 
wide, to share photos so I have a little experience w/Linux but from what 
I'm reading on this list, MythTV might be a challenge.

Can anyone comment on a hardware decode/encode tuner supported by MythTV?

Thanks again,   Richard


At 11:08 AM 1/31/2005 -0600, you wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:43:29 -0600, Computer Operator <rchaney at kc.rr.com> 
wrote:
<snip>
 > will my system support the (software encode/decode)of 2ea
 > HD-3000s and a PVR-250/350.
 >
 > The equipment I bought is as follows:
 >
 > Intel D915PBL 800 FSB motherboard
 > P4 550 3.4g CPU

more than enough power for NTSC.  i'm sure it's enough for at least
one ATSC stream, but i don't know enough to tell you if it can handle
two simultaneous ATSC streams.

 > 1024m DDR2/533 memory

plenty'o memory :)

 > eVGA eGeFORCE 6600 Video (PCIe x16)
 > 300g SATA HD - to start (room for 3 more drives)

you may want to google to find out how well linux supports SATA at the
moment.  i don't think it's completely built in yet and may not be
that reliable.  please search before taking my word though.

 > Audio is on-board Intel "High Def." (7.1 I think)
 > Plextor PX-716A double layer cd/dvd
 > Mandrake 10.1

if you're new to linux you may want to consider KnoppMyth instead of
Mandrake (assuming you're setting this box up soley for a PVR).
Mandrake is a great distro and generally easy for noobs to learn on if
you plan on using it as a desktop.  if you have no interest in linux
other than using it for a PVR then KnoppMyth comes with everything you
need for Myth pre-configured.  just stick in the cd, run the auto
setup and walk through the configuration.


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