Re: [mythtv-users] Bottom-end MythTv Suggestions

[Adam Pash]

Thanks for your replies. Everything makes sense, but there's
still one thing... as is, I'm not sure how well my existing soundcard,
video card, and motherboard are going to work. Actually, I know
that the video card won't work, b/c it doesn't have any s-video or rca
video outs. But I don't think that my motherboard will support a
newer card, either. So I'm thinking... is there any combination
of motherboard (with onboard sound, and ethernet), video card, and
processor that anyone could recommend that would cost somewhere in the
$100-$200 range that are well-supported?



I have no concerns for hi-def, but I would like to transcode video, as
disk space is somewhat of a concern. Anyone have some suggestions
in this price range that have worked for you?
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[mythtv-users] Bottom-end MythTv Suggestions

[Adam Pash]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to both mythtv and linux, but I'm hoping to tackle both.
I'm hoping to setup a system that I can use as an all-in-one (front-end
+ backend) system. I've got an old pc (amd-k6 w/multimedia
300mhz, 288mb ram, pvr-150 [from my other computer], dvd-rom) and I
don't know if I'm ready to tackle all that would go into installing a
linux distrubution and mythtv on a system as old as this. I'm
looking for suggestions for hardware (mobo, processor, video card w/tv
out) that I can throw together with the pvr-150 remaining salvagable
parts and get a mythtv up and running in the most simple fashion for a
linux newbie.

I understand that this will probably be a somewhat large undertaking
for someone who doesn't know anything about linux, so I'm ready to put
some time into it; nonetheless, I figure that it'd be best to start out
with the odd in my favor when it comes to hardware. I've read the
Fedora-Myth HOWTO, and I think that's the route I'd like to take, but
like I said, I'm looking for suggestions for the cheapest hardware
purchases that will still get me a good system.

I'm hoping to use it mostly to record, transcode, and watch my
video. I don't need it for live tv watching, but that wouldn't
hurt! I'm excited to try the different offerings of mythtv, but
those are my main NEEDS.

Thanks a lot for any suggestions,
Adam
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