[mythtv-users] Hardware plans

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Wed Apr 14 07:00:01 UTC 2010


On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Paul Bender <pebender at san.rr.com> wrote:
> On 4/13/2010 8:15 PM, kyle polich wrote:
>>
>> I have been researching Myth and the right hardware set up for a
>> little while and I believe I can now make an informed purchase, but I
>> wanted to put my thoughts out there to the community to see if there
>> were any flaws in my design or perhaps better advice.
>>
>> I want this machine to function as my DVR and media center.  Since it
>> will be in the living room, I'd like something with a nice form
>> factor.  I believe the Meerkat ION (with a few upgrades) from System76
>> is an ideal piece of hardware for a fair price.  Anyone running such a
>> set up now?
>>
>> Any counter-proposals on what I might want to buy?
>
> As you have not specified the format or resolution of the content that you
> will be playing, it is not possible to decide whether the ION hardware
> decoding is sufficient or whether you need either ION 2 hardware decoding or
> software decoding.


What sort of content are you suggesting ION will not play?


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