On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:43:29 -0600, Computer Operator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > will my system support the (software encode/decode)of 2ea > HD-3000s and a PVR-250/350. > > The equipment I bought is as follows: > > Intel D915PBL 800 FSB motherboard > P4 550 3.4g CPU
more than enough power for NTSC. i'm sure it's enough for at least one ATSC stream, but i don't know enough to tell you if it can handle two simultaneous ATSC streams. > 1024m DDR2/533 memory plenty'o memory :) > eVGA eGeFORCE 6600 Video (PCIe x16) > 300g SATA HD - to start (room for 3 more drives) you may want to google to find out how well linux supports SATA at the moment. i don't think it's completely built in yet and may not be that reliable. please search before taking my word though. > Audio is on-board Intel "High Def." (7.1 I think) > Plextor PX-716A double layer cd/dvd > Mandrake 10.1 if you're new to linux you may want to consider KnoppMyth instead of Mandrake (assuming you're setting this box up soley for a PVR). Mandrake is a great distro and generally easy for noobs to learn on if you plan on using it as a desktop. if you have no interest in linux other than using it for a PVR then KnoppMyth comes with everything you need for Myth pre-configured. just stick in the cd, run the auto setup and walk through the configuration. ------------------------------------ 6 GMail Invites available Email me OFF-list only...
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