[mythtv-users] New System Hardware Recommendations

[Ron Johnson]

On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 10:18 -0500, Tom Lichti wrote:
> John M. Luker wrote:
> 
> > Ok, after lurking here for a day and seeing the great amount of 
> > interaction on this list, I'm ready to take the plunge. I'm going to 
> > build a new machine that will be dedicated to MythTV. What hardware 
> > would you recommend, and why? TIA, J.
> 
> Well, it all seems to depend on what your needs are. Is HD a priority? 
> Are you in the US? Do you want a single all in one machine, or separate 
> backend/frontent machines? Do you want to use over the air, cable, 
> digital cable, or satellite?
> 
> It all depends on where you want to be.

In my case (pun intended...), it's US, NTSC cable (i.e., no HD),
combined system.

The email from Maverick yesterday detailed what he bought, based
on the Jarod's "Standard Definition Slave Backend and Playback 
System" says this:
  Chaintech 7NIF2
  Athlon XP 2700+
  2x 256MB DRAM PC3200
  Samsung 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model SP1614C
  SilverStone Lascala SST-LC11 HTPC Case
  PVR-350

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