[mythtv-users] Hardware setup with VIA EPIA

[Marc Nicholas]

Hi Liivo...

Jack Trout mentioned success using a BT878-based card in his reply to my 
query earlier today.

Personally, I'd go with the higher-clocked of the two mainboards you 
mention, although I know that means you've then got a fansink :-(


-marc

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Liivo Liivrand wrote:

> Hello All!
>
> I'd like to biuld my own HTPC running MythTV. For testing I had used mythtv
> (backend+frontend) on:
> MB: ASUS A7N8X-E
> CPU: Athlon XP2500+ (clocked to 3200)
> RAM: PC3200 512MB
> HDD: SATA.
> VGA: nVidia FX5200 TV-OUT
> Tuner: 1x Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Expert.
> OS: Fedora Core 2
> IR: LIRC
>
> Test setup was running fine. I was able to record scheduled TV shows
> (720x576 PAL MPEG2) at same time I was watching DVD or DivX/XviD AC3 movie.
> CPU load was about 50-70%.
>
> Now I need to have your opinion building mythtv on hardware which suits in
> living room, is slim and small and extremely low noise and also I am able to
> record TV and watch DivX/XviD at the same time. So I have had eye on:
> MB & CPU: VIA EPIA ME6000 or M10000 (I'd like VIA EPIA SP, but can't wait
> any more its release!)
> RAM: 256MB
> HDD: PATA (3,5" or 2,5")
> Tuner: 1x Leadtek WinFast TV2000 Expert
> Case: Morex 3688
> Audio out (mythtv): stereo
> Audio out (xine): SPDIF
>
> I know that this current TV tuner has no hardware MPEG2 support, so the main
> issue here is that could EPIA handle this without dropping any frames and
> also able to do simultaneous video playback? If it couldn't, does changing
> tuner with PVR-150 or other cx88-blackbird help running it? I won't run
> mythweb or mythgame.
>
> TIA,
>
> Liivo.
>
>