[mythtv-users] Dual pvr-250 backend

[Jesse Perkins]

Ahh yes, the old fat-finger mistake.  512 MB is correct.  I am
surprised that you put two pvr250's in a pundit- Do you have heat
problems?  Did the case require any additional modifications for two
encoder cards?


On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:32:22 -0500, Khanh Tran <khanh at slc.edu> wrote:
> 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!
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Jesse Perkins
> jesse.perkins at gmail.com
> http://jperkins.homeip.net
> 
> 


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