[mythtv-users] MythTV Install Documentation

[Nav Jagpal]

Great suggestion!

I have now posted the document up at the wiki.

It's under installation instructions, linux distros, then Ubuntu.

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nav


On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:23:14 +0000, David <myth at dgreaves.com> wrote:
> If you want an interactive document then why not post it up at the wiki:
> www.mythtv.info
> 
> David
> 
> Nav Jagpal wrote:
> 
> >Maybe my reply was confusing.
> >
> >Let me try again:
> >
> >The hardware requirements I listed were arbitrary - I just wrote
> >something down with the intent of going back to fix them. I hope I
> >didn't give the impression "Hey, I'm done with this doc.. Please check
> >it out".. Instead, I was looking for people to help fix it - and thank
> >you for pointing out the hardware requirements list.
> >
> >Thanks (again) for pointing this out.
> >
> >--
> >Nav
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:42:59 -0800, Brad Templeton
> ><brad+myth at templetons.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 11:18:00AM +0900, David Bennett wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Pretty interesting so far but my question is what about those of us
> >>>that are going to buy a system specifically for the purpose of setting
> >>>up a myth box.
> >>>
> >>>The documentation does not make this clear and I am still not sure
> >>>what I should get!!
> >>>
> >>>- Is a hauppage decoder necessary???
> >>>- with a fast enough processor can I use any TV capture card? (ANY???)
> >>>- am i going to run into linux driver problems with "any-ol" tv capture card?
> >>>- What would you guys recommend for a good Myth System at a good price?
> >>>
> >>>(be careful! based on what you guys recommend, I am going to go out
> >>>and buy it! so be kind.)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>It depends on your goal?  You want to do HD?  That's very different
> >>requirements from SD.   Any system you would go out and buy today is
> >>probably overkill for SD, better to turn your old system into the myth
> >>box and buy a new computer for yourself.
> >>
> >>If you want to buy something today for SD, buy the slowest thing they
> >>make today (which is about a 2000 sempron), or get some fancy new case
> >>like a pundit, or SFF computer.
> >>
> >>You don't need the wintv-pvr or similar with your 2ghz class machine,
> >>if you are trying to save bucks, but the big reason to get it is no
> >>matter what the speed of your machine, with the hardware encoder, high
> >>cpu load will not interfere with your recordings.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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