[mythtv-users] Looking for good specifications for mythTV

[Chris Ribe]

Are you going to be doing HD?

If not, you can't go too cheap.  If you are only interested in SD
programming a good rule of thumb is probrably, "If you can buy it new, it's
overkill."

The only components you really need to put any thought into are the capture
card(s) and hard disks(s).  And the video card,kind of.  More storage is
better.

Regarding memory specifically, if it is really going to be a dedicated Myth
box, there is no reason to waste money buying 2GB of memory.  512MB would be
more than enough.

If you are going to use a television for your monitor, don't worry about a
monitor.

Otherwise, get an NVidia 5xxx video card.

To do simultaneous playback and recording, your processor should be at least
a 600Mhz PIII or equivalent.



On 1/17/06, Chris Weisiger <cweisiger at i-55.com> wrote:
>
> What are some good specs for a mythTV box..I have seen specs for high
> end machines doing multiple
> recordings....I am not looking into doing such things...
>
> All i am looking for is to record a single channel while watching
> it....and the possibility to pause live tv...
> just a basic recording box....
>
> I am looking into buiding a mini-itx box with laptop components....slim
> line cd/dvd, laptop hard drive, dimm or sodimm memory
> depending on what type of mini-itx motherboard i get or is recommended....
>
> What is the lowest possible processor speed to accomplish recording and
> pausing live tv....
>
> i was looking into getting a mini-itx with a 1.3 processor? and a
> pvr-350 card?
>
> i know memory helps the system..so i was planning on maxing out the
> memory..i found
> a mini-itx board that can support 2 gig or ram...and the hard drive
> space of course is not
> an issue for me to deal with...it is basically the processor speed..
> being this is the first
> attempt at creating a mythTV box...
>
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/attachments/20060117/6792fa7b/attachment.htm