[mythtv-users] What hardware do I need to be able to dual record using Comcast cable?

Krzysztof Adamski k at adamski.org
Thu Oct 16 14:22:34 UTC 2008


On Wed, 2008-15-10 at 22:51 -0400, Adam Rosenfield wrote:
> Thanks all for the feedback.  Yeah, I'm looking at a combined system.
> That's too bad that the P4 can't handle HD playback; if there's a
> better CPU that can fit in the same socket, I might go with that, but
> otherwise I'm not sure if it's worth putting together a whole new
> system for.

My FE is a P4 3.0 and it is enough for playing HD (720p & 1080i), it is
JUST enough, so before you buy newer hardware first check. Also what you
can do is make your P4 be a BE only where a P4 is plenty and but new FE.

K



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