[mythtv-users] MythTV Install Documentation

[David]

If you want an interactive document then why not post it up at the wiki: 
www.mythtv.info

David

Nav Jagpal wrote:

>Maybe my reply was confusing.
>
>Let me try again:
>
>The hardware requirements I listed were arbitrary - I just wrote
>something down with the intent of going back to fix them. I hope I
>didn't give the impression "Hey, I'm done with this doc.. Please check
>it out".. Instead, I was looking for people to help fix it - and thank
>you for pointing out the hardware requirements list.
>
>Thanks (again) for pointing this out.
>
>--
>Nav
>
>
>On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:42:59 -0800, Brad Templeton
><brad+myth at templetons.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 11:18:00AM +0900, David Bennett wrote:
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>>>Pretty interesting so far but my question is what about those of us
>>>that are going to buy a system specifically for the purpose of setting
>>>up a myth box.
>>>
>>>The documentation does not make this clear and I am still not sure
>>>what I should get!!
>>>
>>>- Is a hauppage decoder necessary???
>>>- with a fast enough processor can I use any TV capture card? (ANY???)
>>>- am i going to run into linux driver problems with "any-ol" tv capture card?
>>>- What would you guys recommend for a good Myth System at a good price?
>>>
>>>(be careful! based on what you guys recommend, I am going to go out
>>>and buy it! so be kind.)
>>>      
>>>
>>It depends on your goal?  You want to do HD?  That's very different
>>requirements from SD.   Any system you would go out and buy today is
>>probably overkill for SD, better to turn your old system into the myth
>>box and buy a new computer for yourself.
>>
>>If you want to buy something today for SD, buy the slowest thing they
>>make today (which is about a 2000 sempron), or get some fancy new case
>>like a pundit, or SFF computer.
>>
>>You don't need the wintv-pvr or similar with your 2ghz class machine,
>>if you are trying to save bucks, but the big reason to get it is no
>>matter what the speed of your machine, with the hardware encoder, high
>>cpu load will not interfere with your recordings.
>>
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