Hi all,
I have acquired a dual CPU 450MHz Macintosh G4 lately and would like to
implement it as a MythTV box (both front and back ends.)
I'm envisaging installing Debian for PPC on it and using a Matrox G450
for video out. I'm wondering what kind of capture card(s) I should look
at getting (would prefer to spend around $100 AUD, haha) and even
whether or not this idea is feasible, 450MHz processors are definitely
low end now for video processing, dual or no.
I'm in Australia and have Optus cable at home and I'm getting Foxtel
cable TV over that cable service as well as being in a digital broadcast
area, so I'm aware that I can use a DVB card to grab digital broadcasts
from the air, or use a bog standard analog capture card and IR
transmitter to channel change the Foxtel unit, right?
So, given the dual CPU available to me right now, should I proceed with
the purchase of a capture card, or am I waving the proverbial in the
wind? Should I concentrate on acquiring myself a faster CPU before
thinking about purchasing a capture card or will the dual CPU cut it
once I play with the capture rate? And will I be able to watch 'live' TV
with MythTV?
TIA,
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Greg Vickers
Project Manager, IT Security
Information Technology Services
Queensland University of Technology
L12, 126 Margaret St, Brisbane
Phone: (07) 3864 9536
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
IT Security web site: http://www.its.qut.edu.au/itsecurity/
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