[mythtv-users] My proposed MythTV Configuration

[Jarett Creason]

On 9/13/07, Ben Kevan <ben.kevan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 13 September 2007 09:46:04 am Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:35:27AM -0700, Ben Kevan wrote:
> > > AMD AM2 Socket 3800+
> > > $75
> >
> > Note that if that's the processor I think it is, it's a dual-1900, not
> > a 3800; this won't be an issue for SDTV, but maybe for HDTV.
> >
>
> Hummm.. Yes it is a Dual 1900.. Should I possibly look at the 4200+
> minimum
> for future growth into HDTV? (Which I don't have now.. Hell.. I have a
> huge
> ugly Bubble Tubed TV
>
> > > Hauppauge PVR 150
> > > $75
> > > This may be a tight fit in the case I am looking at, but read some
> > > reviews they said it gets in there, just takes some creativity .. May
> > > have to change case later if I decide to go with 2 150's if I want to
> > > watch and record..
> >
> > Or a remote backend, once everything's well liked.  Move both tuners
> > and the storage into a honker-in-the-closet; make that box into a front
> > end.
>
> Space is a huge issue for me.. California housing costs.. YAY!.. Like in a
> 800Sq Foot Apartment.. 2 Adults and an 8 month old.. Just about EVERYTHING
> is
> taken.. I may look into Back / Front end.. .. With that said, what type of
> resources will the front end need compared to the backend?
>
> >
> > > OS openSUSE 10.3 (yeah.. I know not released yet, but it's release
> date
> > > is 10-4-07 and should have everything about then and finally get
> time..
> > >
> > > If not openSUSE then most likely Mythbuntu (stupid name)
> >
> > We're running on 10.2; I just yummed everything in from the appropriate
> > repo and it ran like a top.  It's *much* easier to install than 0.18
> > was.
> >
>
> I am real comfortable with openSUSE and Ubuntu (Prefer openSUSE) since
> i've
> been using since the 8.x days of SuSE before Novell's purchase. (Now I
> just
> wish stock would go up.. picked up at high 5's.. now still just tinkering
> in
> the 7 range)
>
> > Cheers,
> > -- jra



I just bought that case and I also bought at AMD X2 4400+ with the Brisbane
core.  The Brisbane's run much cooler, and it is not that expensive...  I
really recommend the case!

I have two AverMedia 179's that I barely fit into the case, but it worked
out fine, so I can watch and record SD at the same time.  Those are pretty
huge PCI cards, so I would assume the PVR-150 would fit into the case...  I
also use it to watch HD recorded from a HDHomeRun in my closet (those things
are cool).  I can record on all four tuners at once and watch HD at the same
time without any problems, and I'm only using an ATA100 IDE hard drive,
seems fine.

Jarett
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