[mythtv-users] Bottom-end MythTv Suggestions

[Craig Betts]

I built out of an ASUS Pundit-S, $115 on new egg, and a Celeron-D
processor, ~$70-80.  A little bit pricier than the other suggestions
given, but the small case looks just like a DVD player, and Jarod's
guide has specific instructions for the pundit.  I've been extremely
pleased with it so far

On 5/25/05, Bob Cottingham <bob at bobnvic.com> wrote:
> Since I just went though building a new frontend, I thought I'd offer a
> few suggestions of my own. I bought an MSI K7N2GM2-LSR motherboard from
> newegg for $63 with shipping. This motherboard is an nforce2 with onboard
> sound and video and both svideo and rca out.  It also has SATA. Newegg
> doesn't appear to carry it any more (I just bought it a month ago, but
> pricewatch shows ewiz carrying it at that price). I really like the
> motherboard and it works great.
> 
> I would suggest a Athlon XP-M 2400+ or 2500+ mobile processor for about
> $80-$90 for low heat and reasonable cost, plus a CNPS7000b-ALCU Zalman
> heatsink/fan for $29 from Amazon.com for quiet operation.
> 
> This would be for the best bang for your buck that I could determine.
> 
> Good luck,
> Bob C
> 
> Adam Pash wrote:
> > Thanks for your replies. Everything makes sense, but there's still one
> > thing... as is, I'm not sure how well my existing soundcard, video card,
> > and motherboard are going to work. Actually, I know that the video card
> > won't work, b/c it doesn't have any s-video or rca video outs. But I don't
> > think that my motherboard will support a newer card, either. So I'm
> > thinking... is there any combination of motherboard (with onboard sound,
> > and ethernet), video card, and processor that anyone could recommend that
> > would cost somewhere in the $100-$200 range that are well-supported?
> >
> > I have no concerns for hi-def, but I would like to transcode video, as
> > disk space is somewhat of a concern. Anyone have some suggestions in this
> > price range that have worked for you?
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