[mythtv-users] HDTV single-station for living room: Hardware buying list

Phil Bridges gravityhammer at gmail.com
Thu Jul 17 12:00:40 UTC 2008


On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:19 AM, Bjoern Wuest <bjoern.wuest at gmx.net> wrote:
> Hello there,
>
>
> Since two years, I am observing MythTV and have subscribed to the mailing
> list three months ago. Now it is the time I want to build up my HTPC. Based
> on the information collected from Internet and this mailing list, I
> configured my HTPC and want to get your opinion on it.
>
> Here is my use-case / situation:
>
> - Recording of two HDTV shows in parallel while watching from one source
> (e.g. BD-movie)
> - As silent as possible because the HTPC will reside in my living room
> directly beneath my TV set (37" or 40" 1080p/24p LCD panel with HDMI input
> => I have to buy this, as well)
> - Best TCO in 5-year horizon (investment versus power consumption ; I am
> living in Germany where I pay up to 0,25 EURO / 0,40 US-$ for one single
> kWh)
>
>
> And here follows my shopping list:
>
> - HT PC case Silverstone Lascala SST-LC16B-MR
> - Asus M3N-H/HDMI 750a AM2+ => nVidia GeForce 8300-based chipset
> - Scythe Slip Stream 500rpm 120 mm fans
> - KNC ONE TV-Station DVB-S2
> - AMD Athlon64 4850e boxed AM2 2x 2.50GHz
> - 2048MB DDR2RAM OCZ Rev.2 PC800 Platinum XTC Kit
> - Logitech Cordless Desktop Gorilla Laser OEM
> - 250GB 3,5" Samsung SpinPoint HD250HJ SATA2 7200rpm 8MB
> - Enermax EG365AXVE(G)FMA power supply
> - CPU Cooler Master GeminII 6-Pipe
> - Blu-ray drive LG GGW-H20L SATA
>
>
> I am especially worried by the motherboard chipset. What I have had heard,
> the AMD 780G or the new nVidia chipsets are the only ones you can use to
> playback HD-content without worrying about performance AND noise from fan
> AND without installing an extra video card.
>
>
> So, what is your opinion on the above shopping list?
>  Bjoern

Well, my first opinion is that you won't be able to play Blu-Ray discs
under linux.

Also, If I were you, I'd have two hard drives - a smaller one for the
OS, and a *much* larger one (hard drives are cheap these days) for
recordings storage.


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