[mythtv-users] Seeking frontend advice
Piers Kittel
mailing at biased.org
Fri Jun 27 21:14:45 UTC 2014
Hello all,
Been mulling on the MythTV setup for my parents for a few months now -
I've taken on board advice to separate the back-end and the front-end so
I'm looking to build a nice quiet front-end capable of playing silky
smooth video. The back-end will have Hauppaugue DVB-T capture cards.
My parents' LCD TV only have a S-Video input, no composite, no VGA.
I've got a Silverstone LC04 case & PSU however the PSU is pretty old and
a little flaky. After researching the MythTV wiki, I have come up with
the following hardware list - I'm hoping you could advice me whether
this fits the requirements well.
* Dell Optiplex 760 Desktop with Core 2 Duo 3GHz & 2GB RAM (e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191197846732 )
* GeForce 8400 with S-Video out and VDPAU support ( e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281126445741 )
* Cheap SSD drive (e.g. http://www.ebuyer.com/261748 )
* Controlled via MythMobile on iPad (already have)
Total cost £110-£120 ($190-$200)
Am I on the right track, or would there be better options? Also, would
a GeForce GT610 with a VGA-S-Video adapter be a better bet?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Regards - Piers
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