[mythtv-users] Soon to be new user's planned setup

[Khanh Tran]

I'd suggest a 1.8GHz P4 (not celeron).  Chances are you'll do things
like watch divx/xvid.  Watching recorded shows will of course be fine on
this.  They are cheap, but decent processors.  I've also found having a
half-way decent processor is nice when doing these types of "projects".
You are always recompiling something and it helps ease the frustration.
Since you are going to have a "split" frontend/backend system, I'd worry
less about the speed and worry more about spending money on the hardware
powering the tv/screen/projector and your audio hardware.  Almost every
screenshot is a frontend screenshot BTW, but there is a web interface to
the backend called MythWeb.

-Khanh


-----Original Message-----
From: Andy [mailto:mythtv at gzo.dk] 
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 10:35 AM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv-users] Soon to be new user's planned setup

Hi' all mythtv-users

I am looking into becoming pvr-powered, and think mythtv looks like the
right thing when it comes to features, waf and openness.

So..

Since i start out from absolutely scratch, i have been trawling sites,
forums and docs to find out precisely what i want and what i need to get
it. Here is the description, and any comments, suggestions or warnings
on my plan is VERY welcome..

I already have a headless Linux server in the basement. It is a cel800
and very idle, since it only serves my SliMP3 (Fantastic thing by the
way). I plan to fit it with extra ram and hd and 2 pvr250
(hw-encoding) in order to watch one thing and record another.

I now want a frontend in the livingroom by the tv. It should be small,
as quiet as possible. It will only be used for myth. Since I don't have
any experience at all yet with mythTV, i am not totally sure how
everything works, or what is needed. But i figure some newer small intel
processor (newer and smaller for low powerconsumption, intel for
compability). Perhaps onboard sound and perhaps onboard video. Perhaps
Usb-storage instead of hd for lower noise). I don't mind paying a small
premium to get a prebuild box that fits the description, but am also
willing to build it myself.

Front and back connected with ordinary 100mb ethernet.

Hope you guys have some comments...


Regards
Anders Olsen

BTW: Does the frontend have the nice ui from the screenshots, or is it
webbased or something?