[mythtv-users] Hardware setup

[Ryan Davis]

So a dual core atom will handle the stream from my HDhomerun but how will it
do with flash content?  I read a few posts about it being choppy.

Ryan

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Ryan Davis <> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am revisiting my hardware setup for a frontend/backend combo.
>
> Things I am looking to do with this server:
>
> I am looking at recording mostly HD content from OTA and some SD channels
> from our cable box.
> I would like this box to consume as little power as possible.
> I would like to commflag as well both HD and SD streams.
> I would use this setup to store my music lib (squeezebox) and my photo lib
> Browse the internet and play online content (youtube, hulu and etc..)
> Play Bluray files
>
> I have come up with the following gear:
>
> ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual-Core 441 NVIDIA ION Mini ITX
> Motherboard/CPU Combo
> nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum / Acrylic / Steel HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center
> / HTPC Case
> Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
> Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR800D2N6K2/2G
> Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
> Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
> OCZ Onyx OCZSSD2-1ONX32G 2.5" 32GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
> (SSD)
> SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive
> Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
>
> I already have an HDhomerun on hand to capture the OTA content.
>
> Is the dual atom processor going to be too slow to do the above stuff?  I
> see some great results with VDPAU and the atom processors and the onboard
> Nvidia 9400 chip.  Is the commflagging going to be possible?  Any users out
> there with a similar setup? Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance for your input.  Much appreciated.
>
> Ryan
>
>
>
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