Gabe Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am considering upgrading my myth box so I can, as some people > stated, step into this century's technology. I already have a PVR-350 > capture card, and live near frys where they are always selling > Mobo/CPU combos. What I wanted to do was get one with nVidia chipset > on it, digital audio out, and video out which I will convert from VGA > -> Component using some device for that. > > My question is, if I have a motorola box with firewire outputs, can I > capture all my tv this way?
As long as you don't want to watch something other than what's currently recording, you're golden. > Will I even need the pvr anymore? Your Myth box is the PVR ;-) > Also, i capture HD this way, do I need a lot of horsepower CPU wise > for that, or will the CPU be needed for playback? Just playback. My impression is that with XvMC you probably don't even need all that much CPU for playback. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
