[mythtv-users] Thoughts on a hardware lineup..

[John Drescher]

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Eric Ladner <eric.ladner at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
>> On 4/21/2010 12:00, Eric Ladner wrote:
>>>
>>> Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 3 GHz 1333MHz 6 MB LGA775 CPU BX80570E8400
>>>
>>
>> If you want to go Intel, you may be better off looking at the i3s and i5s
>> than the older Core2 line.
>>
>
> I thought about that, but their motherboards tend to be about 20%
> higher in cost.  A Core2 should be able to handle the load (esp with
> VDPAU), right?  Budget is a consideration here, too.
>

i3 is cheap and uses less power.

John