[mythtv-users] Mac 7200

Carl Fongheiser carlfongheiser at gmail.com
Thu Jan 19 21:20:35 UTC 2006


On 1/19/06, Urban Nightmare <urban at inetdesign.org> wrote:
>
> Hello all.  I've just acquired an old Mac 7200.  Since it doesn't run
> that latest Mac OS I've been considering making it into a Mythtv
> frontend.  Has anyone tried this?  Is it powerful enough.  Could I
> possible put a tuner card (hauppauge probably) in it and not have it
> stutter like crazy?  If not does any one want a Mac 7200?  It comes with
> a 17" monitor (1024x768 max res).



Sorry to say, but the 7200 doesn't have nearly enough oomph to be a MythTV
frontend.  My 450MHz G4 struggles, so a 75 MHz PPC 601 isn't going to cut
it.

Carl Fongheiser
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