[mythtv-users] Need hardware advice
Ogden Nefix
onefix at waste.org
Sat Jul 26 00:53:51 EDT 2003
Hi,
Firstly, I am a Linux user but do not know much about hardware. I
usually ask friends to pick out hardware for me, however, this time I am
stuck.
I love the idea of Tivo, but don't like the hassle of paying for it and
want to build a decent box myself, if not better than the Tivo.
I am wondering if it is at all possible to build a very strong,
excellant quality DVR for under $500. I know the TV Card (I'm thinking
of the Win TV PVR250) is alone $150. Since the PVR250 comes with
self-encoding capabilities, then I don't need the latest and greatest
processor, right? Will an AMD Athlon XP 1.5Ghz be enough or should I go
above that?
Will I also be able to use the remote for the PVR250 to record, play,
etc, etc on the MythTV Box?
Also, out of curiosity, what does Tivo use for MPEG
compression/playback? Does MythTV offer the same quality, or not?
Thank you very much.
Ogden
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