[mythtv-users] Dual pvr-250 backend

[Khanh Tran]

I've been running an Asus Pundit with 512MB of RAM (I'm assuming that's
what you have too since you wrote Gb) and a P4 1.8Ghz.  It runs
everything great with my dual PVR-250s.

-Khanh 

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Perkins
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:06 PM
To: zardoz at zardoz.ath.cx
Cc: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Dual pvr-250 backend

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 that is a P4 1.6Ghz with 512 Gb RAM
purchased in Feb of '02.  It's served me well for as a gaming box for
three years, but I think I need a little more punch than that now.  I
was hoping to build a faster gaming box and use the Dell for my dual
myth backend.  I had no idea that my p4 1.6 was rare....


On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:57:53 +0100, zardoz at zardoz.ath.cx
<zardoz at zardoz.ath.cx> wrote:
> as the pvr-250's will handle all the encoding, you should be fine with

> a 'small' processor. but just out of curiosity, I have never seen a 
> pentium 4
> 1.6 - only the mobile version (socket 479M) do you plan to go for that
?
> 
> ---z
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday 11 November 2004 04:05, Jesse Perkins wrote:
> > I am seeking some hardware configuation advice:
> >
> > For Christmas, I have asked my wife for a server upgrade- farewell 
> > to my P3 800.  I plan on making a Pentium 4 1.6Ghz 400Mhz fsb my 
> > myth backend with 2 tuner cards (pvr250) which will drive a remote 
> > frontend.  The hard disk is a regular ATA133.  The backend could be 
> > recording two shows while the frontend is watching a third.  Do you 
> > think this 1.6 Ghz box can handle this kind of backend load without 
> > skipping on the playback?
> >
> > Thanks!
> 
> 


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