On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:45:41 -0500, Larry Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm hoping to put together my dream system in the next couple of weeks. It > will look like this: > > Home built backend > - Athlon 64, 3800 > - 2GB Ram > - Lot's of hard-drives (4x250M = 1TB) > - WinTV PVR 150 > - pchdtv HD-3000 > > A fanless frontend from www.hushtechnologies.com > > The questions: > > 1) Do I need a powerhouse frontend to display HDTV streamed from the backend > over gigabit ethernet? I was hoping to get away with a modest CPU to keep > the box cool. > 2) Any issues with my choice of tv tuners? Will I be able to record an ATSC > stream off the pchdtv card while watching an NTSC stream off the WinTV card? > 3) Any experience using a 64-bit distro with these cards? > > Thanks for any guidance you have! >
Ugh... Read the archives more carefully. Support for the PVR150 is still only in the IVTV3.X.X drivers, which isn't considered stable, but is progressing quickly. The PVR250 driver is considered stable. The PVR150/250/350/500 and the PCHDTV card have mpeg encoders on them, therefore the card does the work and not the CPU. So your AMD 3800 is WAY overkill for a dedicated backend. 2GB of memory is way overkill for Myth. Many people use just 256mb. 512mb is adequate. To decode HD TV (ie, your frontend), I beleive that Jarod has stated that w/ tweaking his AMD XP1800 is almost enough power but not quite. Typically I see people recommending an AMD XP2600 or greater. A P4 w/ HT is also usually recommened for HD. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
