With some recent discussion here about CPUs and costs I wonder what the "average" cost of a MythTV machine might be.
I have seen some "turnkey" machines offered for what I consider to be very high prices, even given the fact that the builders deserve a certain profit. I do not wish to mention names, but $1500 for what seems to be a minimal front/back-end box with 1 capture card seems quite high to me, although I will grant that it is a far better deal than what Sony wants for a DRM-ridden MCE device. I think if one was constructing a computer specifically for MythTV a minimal F/B configuration might cost $600, using refurbed components perhaps, and with 1 MPEG-encoding capture card. $1500 would buy a very nice machine with maybe 1TB of storage and 3 capture cards. These guesses include a "computer" monitor but not an entertainment- quality display. Anybody have ideas? What "should" a MythTV machine cost? Are the "commercial" offerings realistic? Obviously a lot of us are re-using hardware we have hanging around, it may be rare for somebody to purchase gear solely to build a DVR. I'm just wondering what folks are doing. A related matter - What is the position of Zap-2-It Labs on these pre- built machines? Does this violate the "personal use" license? I admit I have no idea on this one. Brian Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
