[mythtv-users] New User

[J. Donavan Stanley]

Paul Kidwell wrote:

>Hello Everyone,
>
>I've been lurking here for a couple of weeks now and I've finally
>decided to construct my own Myth-TV box. At present the plan calls for a
>single box running the front and backend with a PVR 350 and a PVR 250
>installed.
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>
First rule: Don't start a new topic by replying to an old topic.  It 
mucks with archiving software, plus for everyone with threaded mail 
clients you post shows up as part of the SO thread which a good number 
of people are ignoring.

>Mother Board: ASUS SiS650GX Chipset, Model P4SGX-MX
>
>Processor: Intel Pentium 4/ 2.4B GHz 533MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Northwood
>Core
>  
>
Unless you're really in love with Intel you'll get more bang for the 
buck with an AMD CPU and an nForce2 motherboard.

>Hard Drive: Maxtor 160GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6Y160L0
>  
>
You might check silentpcreview.com for their reccomended hard drives.  
I'm not sure where that one rates, but silence is golden.

>Video: Hauppauge, Model "WinTV PVR 350" And, Hauppauge, Model "WinTV PVR
>250"
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>
You're better off with two 250s and an Nvidia card (or an Nforce2 MB 
with built in TV out).  The 350 is going to lock you into std definition 
output only, plus it's next to useless for anything other than MPEG2 
playback.


You didn't mention what you were doing for sound, or for cooling....  
Both are important considerations.