I'd highly recommend getting a tuner with hardware compression (such as a PVRx50). I originally tried using an old BT type card on my P3-700 box (using it as both a frontend and backend) to no avail. I switched to a PVR350 and now I have clock cycles to spare, even when recording and viewing simultaneously.
Network speed is important if you have a remote frontend at all (as it sounds like you want to do). It's probably the most important thing to get watchable video after the tuner card.
On 12/9/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Amazon has also good prices for ethernet switches from netgear. Search
for "ethernet switch".
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006B9H8/sr=1-1/qid=1134145698/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-1643016-1566425?%5Fencoding=UTF8
On 12/9/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 5 Port 10/100 switches are under $10 after rebate. No reason not get one.
> SMC 5 port switch under $10 after rebate.
> http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0210478
>
> My local electronics store (fry's) sells 5 port for 4.99 (airlink).
> I've 4 of these in house (one in each room and one in garage).
>
> On 12/9/05, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Friday 09 December 2005 02:43, Kichigai Mentat wrote:
> > > On Dec 8, 2005, at 23.38, Michael Weinbergs - Network Administrator
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > > Don't even bother with 802.11b - it really doesn't work (I've tried
> > > > it).. Upgrade to 802.11G and you will be fine.. The problem is that
> > > > 11Mb is not reall 11Mb - it is MUCH less... Not enough bandwidth.
> >
> > wireless protocol is shared as well. so 11Mb is bits AND shared amongst all
> > the connections (unless you have one of those fancy WAPs that can do multiple
> > connections. same with G's 54Mb, its shared.
> >
> >
> > > Well, here's the thing: I'm working on a tight budget, and I'm not
> > > sure I can afford to upgrade to 802.11g right now. However, using my
> > > iBook G4 as a reference, I can say I've never seen a noticeable
> > > change between wired and wireless speeds. Trying to transfer the same
> > > file from one machine to another, sending from the iBook, I got
> > > pretty much the same transfer times, whether the machine was wireless
> > > or on the wired network. Remember: my hub is only capable of 10 Mbits.
> >
> > transfer speeds are more dependant on harddrive speeds. 802.11b is faster than
> > your average harddrive (raid withstanding).
> >
> >
> > > Also, I've managed to stream files at about 800 Kbits/sec from my
> > > iBook to my Xbox over the wireless network without any significant
> > > problems. Of course, something tells me I won't be looking at any 800
> > > Kb/s streams.
> > >
> > > I was looking into PowerLine as an alternative to wireless
> > > networking, but at $80 per PowerLine dongle, this is way out of my
> > > budget (I'll spend more on networking than I will on PC hardware!).
> > > Wired doesn't seem to be a practical option (I live in a house made
> > > in 1901, and the network hub and the TV room are on different floors,
> > > and different ends of the house, in both dimensions, not to mention
> > > that the back end will, preferably, be at the other end of the house,
> > > but on the same floor as the hub). The rest of the family just might
> > > revolt against me if I run cables that far!
> > >
> > > If you can come up with any other ideas, I'll keep an open mind.
> >
> > get a good 802.11G WAP or buy a 100bT switch. I got my 8port netgear unmanaged
> > switch for $20 after rebate. works great.
> > 802.11G should also be fast enough to stream the video files.
> >
> > --
> > Steve
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