On 14/09/05, Brian McEntire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all - > > I'm finishing up the parts list for a home theater PC to run Myth. Primary > usage will be as a front-end to feed the HDTV. I plan to use DVI to connect > to the TV. > > Here's my parts list, hopefully if I've made any glarring mistakes or > ommisions, someone can clue me in: > > Mother Board: ASUS P5LD2-VM Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel > Motherboard > CPU: Intel Pentium 4 650 (3.4 GHz, HT) Prescott 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA > 775 EM64T Processor > Memory: Crucial Ballistix 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered > DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel > Video Card: MSI FX5200-TD128LF Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X > > Case: generic for now, one I have already. Later: AHANIX MCE301B-A Black > Aluminum MicroATX > DVD-R: one I have already > Hard disk: use a spare, then none. > > Capture in back-end: PC HD-3000 for OTA ATSC (or possibly unencrypted QAM > from cable) > > > I will start out using a spare disk until it is all working, then I plan to > make it diskless and have it mount the needed OS file systems over NFS. > > > What have I missed? > > I saw there are lots of Nvidia 5200FX based cards and also higher numberd > GPUs (ie 5600...) These had varying amounts of memory and core speeds, etc. > Does any of that make a difference for HDTV out? Are there any brand > favorites here or brands to stay away from? > > Thanks for any suggestions!
I would try to ensure you have a fanless video card and a quiet/silent CPU cooler (such as a Zalman) to keep the noise levels down whilst you're watching. I think a 5200-based card would be fine for HDTV - you just need a beefy CPU for playback. Also, make sure you have a decent audio system in the machine, ideally with SPDIF if possible (if you have a receiver with SPDIF or are thinking of getting one). Nick _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
