It would have to dump out distro, chipset, tv card chipset, sound chipset, video chipset etc
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Lane Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Impossible to choose Motherboard?
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:27:37 +0000, Drew Zerdecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Thanks for all the help! At his point, no HD for me, but I do like overkill so I usually price high and if can't muster the $$$ I step back.
1. Is CPU (AMD/Intel) a matter of preference at this point? I've always had Intel with no problems? 2. What about Intel socket types? socket 468, lga 775.... Which? Just look for hyperthreading. 3. Re chipsets, are they all fine by themselves it's just that you have to check for incompatibilities once you pick what else you are going to get?
Thanks again. I think I am going with a 5200 for s-video out (which manufacturer?) and pvr-350's also just in case. Or one 250 and one 350?
Well to start with, you almost certainly don't need 2 350s. If you plan to do video-out through the 5200, then you probably don't even need 1 350. Really, the only reason to go with a 350 instead of a 250 is to display video-out through the 350.
On to the other questions...
1. Mostly, yes. Really, since you're not planning on doing HDTV, I wouldn't even focus on this question. I would start with a list of features that you're looking for in a motherboard. Using those features, create a short-list of mobos that fulfill those requirements. Then, if it's still relevant, worry about whether you'd prefer AMD or Intel.
2. Same advice as for #1. (Again, assuming you're not doing HD) Your Myth box does not need to be a power machine. Some people on this list are using 600 MHz Epia processors. Others are using PIIIs. You're gonna be fine with pretty much any modern socket/processor combo.
3. Some mobo chipsets are just not very good for use in a Myth box. I'm not sure which ones, but a search through the archives should help you weed out the bad apples.
HTH, Lane
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