[blu] Re: why you should try MythTv

[drew at drewtaylor.com (Drew Taylor)]

Ben Jackson wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Drew Taylor wrote:
> 
> 
>>Which begs the question: What is the minimum hardware (CPU & GPU) needed
>>for a MythTV front-end setup? Anyone with practical experience? Would
>>one of my spare PIII 750 w/ built-in video do the trick?
> 
> 
> 
> I think so. I ran both backend and frontend on a P3-550 w/256MB of RAM and
> a onboard 8MB of video (Matrox G200 IIRC). You  couldn't watch recorded
> shows while it was recording without a noticable skip every 5s or so, but
> doing one at a time it ran like a charm. The database was on a different
> server though. YMMV

Good to know. My plan was to have a separate box upstairs with a PVR 
card doing the recording so the database won't be an issue. As long as 
the CPU is fast enough to decode on the fly I'm golden! Thanks.

Drew
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