Mark, thanks for the quick response!
1. Good point, I'll look into AGP/PCIe - could be useful for future expansion too. 2. HD isn't available in the UK (where I am) so I'm not worrying about it yet. Maybe later! 3. Thanks, I'll read more. Are you saying I should add a sound card to get this? The motherboard I had in mind had basic sound support on it, so I was going to leave a dedicated sound card for future expansion... 4. I specced a single 512MB stick, but forget to add it to my list - would that be enough? The guides I read suggested anything over 256 wasn't worth it, so I figured it was OK. Thanks again, Mark On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:18:34 -0500, Mark L. Cukier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark: > > Looks pretty good, a few comments though: > > 1) I would get an MB with an AGP/PCIe slot. That way, you can easily add > a monitor. Also, personally I didn't have much luck with the TV-out on > the PVR350! I switched to an nVidia with TV-OUT... so it's always best > to have that video card option available.... > > 2) A celeron will probably be fine for 1 channel record + watch with a > PVR-350. That being said, you'll be hosed if you ever want to go HD, > etc. Of course, that's a bridge you can jump off when the time comes... :-) > > 3) Digital sound out can be achieved through most popular sound cards > that support it! Check the archives for details... it's not too complicated. > > 4) You'll also need some RAM ;-) > > - Mark > > Mark Hood wrote: > > >Hi there, > > > >I've scanned the FAQs, searched the web and reviewed the archive, and > >am still overwhelmed by the choices I can make regarding hardware for > >a MythTV box. I'd appreciate any comments you more experienced > >builders would have on my selection (I've not ordered any of these > >yet, so feel free to tell me to change everything!) > > > >My requirements: > >An all-in-one box (frontend & backend together) which will only need > >to record one channel at a time. > >Quiet. > >No need to worry about DVD playback at the moment, I have a good DVD > >player - but maybe one day... > >Beyond that, I'm not too worried... > > > >My choices: > >Motherboard: Gigabyte S478 Intel 845GV MATX no AGP DDR Audio/Visual/LAN > > This has 3 PCI slots, and I figure I only need 2 (TV card & > >maybe wireless later) > >Processor: Intel Celeron D 330 Socket 478 256Kb 533FSB Inc Fan > > 2.6GHz, and comes with a fan (which I can replace in the > >future if I find it too loud) > >Case: CoolerMaster ATC-630-B21 > > MicroATX, should be the same as the motherboard :) with 200W PSU > >TV-Card: Hauppage TVR-350 > > The only part I'm truly confident of! > >HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 300GB UDMA133 > >DVD: Pioneer DVD+-R/RW DualLayer 16x IDE > > > >And the usual cables, mouse keyboard etc. > > > >My questions: > >1. Is this any good? :) > >2. Does anyone with experience of the case know if I need a riser card > >or not? If so, how many of the slots will become unusable? > >3. Am I over-speccing? I would like to think it's future-proofing, > >rather than anything else :) > >4. How do I go about getting digital sound out? > > > >Thanks in advance for any suggestions - feel free to reply to me > >personally and I'll summarise for the list, or reply in public if you > >prefer, I can't be the only one wondering! > > > >Cheers, > > > >Mark > >_______________________________________________ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > ____________________________ > *Mark L. Cukier*, /Design Engineer/ > P&E Microcomputer Systems > 710 Commonwealth Avenue > Boston, MA 02215 > _________________________________ > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > phone : (617) 353-9206 x19 > fax : (617) 353-9205 > _________________________________ > > visit us on the web at: http: //www.pemicro.com > > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
