[mythtv-users] PVR-250/350 and MiniITX?

[Erik Hovland]

On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 09:05:01AM -0700, Cheng Zhou wrote:
> Now that WinTV PVR-250/350 support has been added to MythTV, I'm hoping that I
> may finally realize my dream of building a Mini-ITX based PVR. I just can't
> stand the noisy CPU fans that accompany most modern processors so I
> figure that this calls for a passive-cooled CPU solution. Anyway, I
> would greatly appreciate any feedback and experiences on building a
> MiniITX based MythTV box, particularly one based on the new PVR-250/350
> support.

The cpu requirements of mythtv place it just out of reach of the fanless
epia m class computers. Get the mpeg accelleration going on the
castelrock graphics driver and you may have something.

But you are right. The wintv pvr 250 brings the bar closer.

E

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