I just got my MythTV box setup. I have an Avermedia PVR card, but from what I've read, the Haupauge PVR-250 and PVR-350 are the preferred cards to have. There is a howto out there for RH9.0 with mythtv that is excellent, I don't have the link handy right now though.
You will definitely need more hard disk space. You should be able to pick up a 120GB drive for < $100 On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 01:21:09PM -0600, Chad Tatro wrote: > I have a system at home that I'm considering setting up as a Personal Video > Recorder (PVR) to record shows off of DirecTV or local channels if I need to > "tape" something. Of course, I don't want to spend any more money either. > :-) > > I've looked some at the Freevo project, but have not yet attempted anything. > > Some of my system specs are as follows: > CPU: AMD 900MHz (Thunderbird) > Video Card: ATI All-in-wonder 32 MB AGP (Rage 128) > RAM: 384 MB > Hard Drive: Only 6 GB now :-) I know I need some better storage space if I > get serious about this. I have another 6 GB available right now. > Notes: Also have a CD burner available. (Currently in another system but > could be moved). No DVD burner. > Current OS: RedHat Linux 9.0 > > I'm curious about any experience any of you have with setting up a PVR box. > It would be nice to eventually have something with a guide and live pausing, > but right now I'm just looking for recording (timer recording). > > What tips and/or suggestions do you have? > > BTW, I hope to someday set up one that can record in HD, but right now my > video card doesn't support that and I only have a handful of HD channels > anyway. > > Thanks, > Chad > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with Subject: unsubscribe > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
