[mythtv-users] First stab at mythtv...

[Isaac Richards]

On Sunday 07 December 2003 11:38 pm, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> On December 7, 2003 09:30 pm, Isaac Richards wrote:
>
> > On Sunday 07 December 2003 07:46 pm, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> >
> > > And it didn't go so well.. (I've already spent several days trying to
> > > get
 it to work...)
> > >
> > > my all in one front/backend unit is built from the following parts:
> > > VIA EPIA M10k Nemiah w/ 256MB ram
> > > 80GB Seagate Baracuda 7200rpm (hdparm -t said ~56MBps)
> > > 12x LSD-081 DVD
> > > Happauge WinTV DBX stereo/radio TV card.
> >
> >
> > That processor doesn't have anywhere near enough power to do analog
> > recording at decent quality levels.  It really needs to be a
> > frontend-only
 machine, or paired with a hardware mpeg2 recorder.
>
> 
> Then, I doubt my Athlon 2400+ has enough either. (It can't do realtime
> MPEG4 
 as well) So Whats left?

Err, a 2400+ has plenty of cpu to do realtime mpeg4.  It should easily be able 
to handle 2 simultaneous mpeg4 encodes.

Isaac