On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 09:26:02PM -0700, Brian Wood wrote: > 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.
The problem with your question is that you cannot really hope to
capture the essence of a "standard" or even a "minimal" configuration.
Split or combined frontend/backend? HD-capable or not? Those two
parameters alone will severly impact the numbers for a "standard" or
"minimal" configuration.
I purchased stuff solely to build a DVR. I've described it here:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/User:Rtsai1111
I think I did OK with the shopping at the time; I think your estimate
of $1500 is too low for "a very nice machine".
> 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.
--Rob
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