[mythtv-users] What processor?

[Tom]

At 07:31 PM 9/3/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>For someone planning to build a myth box for the first time, what 
>processor should one use, assuming one wants to built a fairly robust 
>combination FE/BE with going significantly into the overkill range? I want 
>to have plenty of horsepower for new developments in MythTV, but hey, I'm 
>not going to play games on it that demand extreme overclocking and liquid 
>cooling and dual $500 video cards.
>
>I have an HD HomeRun on order from the jungle bookseller, but still in the 
>planning stages for the rest of it. I'm planning on using Mythdora. For 
>the moment, I need s-video output to the TV, but later it will be HDMI 
>when I join the real world and get a decent TV.

Thanks all, as usual, quite a few very prompt responses to my questions- 
this is a great group. I expected a few people to mention Intel Core2 cpus, 
but no one did. Not a good way to go?

The comment about ...almost keeps up... was scary. I don't want to spend a 
ton of money on this project only to find out that something I've bought is 
a critical limiting factor.  On the other hand, I don't want to buy a 
nuclear missile to deal with a pesky housefly. But then again, this is the 
ancient dilemma facing most system builders, isn't it.

-T




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