[mythtv-users] Which CPU/mobo for < $100?

[Mike Hicks]

This is diverging from the thread a bit, but...

On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 14:14, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
> I ran an Athlon XP 1700 in my box for some time, and it never had any 
> problem keeping up with dual tuners (primary is a PVR-250, secondary a 
> bt878 card). I could record two shows and play back a recording all at 
> the same time, so a 1700 should be sufficient for you. (I'm speaking 
> past-tense because I just upgraded to a 2600 to deal w/the HD content 
> from my pcHDTV card).

Out of curiosity, is that software decoding, or hardware-assisted with
XvMC?  That should be enough for software decoding, if the pcHDTV site
is any guide, but I'm curious if it really works that well.

I've got a pcHDTV card, and I've tried playing back high-def streams on
my 1.3GHz Athlon (real GHz, none of that "+" stuff ;-) to get a read on
how much CPU is actually required for that stuff, but xine would only
crash when I tried to play those streams.

I've been planning on getting an Athlon XP 3000+, but if a 2800+ or
2600+ would do the job (without XvMC), my pocketbook would be much
happier ;-)

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