When I initially designed the system I knew the PVR-350 was good but didn't know it could be used as the hardware for an X server - so the radeon can be dropped Scot L. Harris wrote:
>On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 13:57, Derek Meek wrote: > > >>I'm new to mythTV and the mailing list - just thought I'd say hello - >> >>and see what you think of the hardware I have in mind for my box. >> >>Here's what i have planned (based off today's prices - some hardware may >>get beefier when i build the box in nov/dec/jan) >> >>MythTV box partslist: >> >>CPU+Mobo: Athlon XP 64 2800 + Mobo >>Storage: 300GB SATA >>Video: Radeon 9200 SE >>RAM: 1GB PC3200 >> >>Tv Capture: >>* Hauppauge PVR-350 >>* Bt8*8 secondary framegrabber (already have) (audio via linein) >> >> >> > >Are you planning on using the PVR-350's TV output? If so then you only >need a video card that is good enough to get the system loaded and >tested. > >I'm building a new system at the moment using an ECS 760GX-M Socket 754 >SiS 760 GX Micro ATX AMD motherboard. It has on board video that >appears to work well enough to get the system built and switch over all >video output to the PVR-350. > >Not sure what a Radeon 9200 SE goes for but you might be able to save >some money there. > >I really like the PVR-350 output. I can not tell any difference between >what the cable company sends and what is output by the PVR-350. > >Suggest you consider a system that you can expand to at least three >inputs if possible. Two inputs has worked well but I still get >occasional conflicts. Also make provisions for additional storage. You >will probably want it later on. Use LVM so you can expand the /video >partition easily. > >Now I need to go figure out how to configure and test the PVR-500 card. >:) > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >mythtv-users mailing list >[email protected] >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
