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Author:  drapelyk [ Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:52 pm ]
Post subject:  The same ol' question - Minimum Requirements
I've got two computers: Dell 2.66 Ghz
1.5gb ram
256mb video card

Gateway 450mhz
512mb ram
64mb video card

Have plenty of of diskspace for either...

I am looking to buy: Hauppauge PVR350
Hauppauge PVR500
HDTV5000

Requirements: Watch live tv
Watch live tv (while recording)
Record (duh)
Stream via MythStream
Possibly stream to a frontend in the future

What is the best configuration?
I would really like to keep the Dell for gaming. I bought a Macbook Pro so if it has to go I could live without it.

Any suggestions? I know the quick answer is the Dell, but would it be possible to use the Gateway with the PVR350 hardware decoding?
Author:  tjc [ Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:36 pm ]
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Yes. That should work for SDTV with the 350, just as long as your HD controller can do DMA under Linux. See:
http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=PickingComponents
http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=CPUs
I'm not sure how a machine that slow will do as even a BE only for HDTV.

BTW - For the moment you'll probably get better results using R5C7 with the 350. There's an unresolved problem with them under R5D1. See:
http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11311&highlight=pvr350
Author:  mjl [ Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:45 pm ]
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Hi,
Try the Dell for hd, you will probably need a good nvidia card for it to play out smoothly. The one I tried need the pcie card which I didn't have and the pci nvidia was not fast enough. You could keep it for gaming also with a dual boot setup, triple if you wanted ubuntu also.

The Gateway should work fine with the 350, I have done installs to Gw and both machines went smoothly. Definetly used the 350 decoder - tv out.

I have my 350 running on a 400mhz Dell Demension L400c. Just has a little trouble with some of the music graphical eye candy making the music stutter. At 600mhz it is ok.

Mike
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