Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-03-04 Thread Phill Edwards
> After reading that Tivo CPUs are around 33 MHz, I was surprised to > read on EFFs PVR Cookbook(1) that a P4 3GHz cpu is required, along > with a video card that has a hardware mpeg codec. > > This is disappointing and hard to believe. Is EFF on crack? I was > hoping to recycle some old P2s by

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-03-04 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Hi, I just completed a project installing and successfully running MythTV on a P2-266 and it worked great. I am going to make a webpage documenting this install as it was a lot of fun. Low End MythTV http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3766 Post replies there or send me emails if you want

[mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-03-04 Thread Andrew Lynch
in response to: >From the archives, the slowest machine someone mentioned running was a P3 750. Id like to know if anyone has had success with a P2 333, or a dual P2 300. Hi, I just completed a project installing and successfully running MythTV on a P2-266 and it worked great. I am going

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-28 Thread Dan Boger
On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 03:24:30PM -0700, Justin Gombos wrote: > >From the archives, the slowest machine someone mentioned running was a > P3 750. I'd like to know if anyone has had success with a P2 333, or > a dual P2 300. I'm running my main frontend/backend on a P450, with a PVR-350 and NFS m

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-27 Thread Mark J. Scheller
On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 15:24 -0700, Justin Gombos wrote: >From the archives, the slowest machine someone mentioned running was a P3 750. I'd like to know if anyone has had success with a P2 333, or a dual P2 300. I'm running on a P2 350 just fine.  That said I have a Hauppage PVR350 doing

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-26 Thread Brad Templeton
On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 03:24:30PM -0700, Justin Gombos wrote: > After reading that Tivo CPUs are around 33 MHz, I was surprised to > read on EFFs PVR Cookbook(1) that a P4 3GHz cpu is required, along > with a video card that has a hardware mpeg codec. > The Tivo has hardware mpeg encode and de

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-26 Thread Mark J. Small
On February 26, 2005 07:11 pm, Josh Burks wrote: > On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:24:30 -0700, Justin Gombos > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After reading that Tivo CPUs are around 33 MHz, I was surprised to > > read on EFFs PVR Cookbook(1) that a P4 3GHz cpu is required, along > > with a video card tha

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-26 Thread Josh Burks
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:24:30 -0700, Justin Gombos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After reading that Tivo CPUs are around 33 MHz, I was surprised to > read on EFFs PVR Cookbook(1) that a P4 3GHz cpu is required, along > with a video card that has a hardware mpeg codec. > > This is disappointing and h

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-26 Thread Mark Schindel
Have a look here for some good info. http://hawley.homeip.net/recycled-machine-mythtv.html I'm running a P3 500 and a good buddy of my has a Celeron 400 running well with PVR 350s Mark. Justin Gombos wrote: After reading that Tivo CPUs are around 33 MHz, I was surprised to read on EFFs PVR Cookbo

Re: [mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-26 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Saturday 26 February 2005 14:24, Justin Gombos wrote: > After reading that Tivo CPUs are around 33 MHz, Was that the standard-def TiVo or the TiVo that handles HDTV as well? > I was surprised to > read on EFFs PVR Cookbook(1) that a P4 3GHz cpu is required, along > with a video card that has

[mythtv-users] How slow can we go, cpu wise? P2-333?

2005-02-26 Thread Justin Gombos
After reading that Tivo CPUs are around 33 MHz, I was surprised to read on EFFs PVR Cookbook(1) that a P4 3GHz cpu is required, along with a video card that has a hardware mpeg codec. This is disappointing and hard to believe. Is EFF on crack? I was hoping to recycle some old P2s by converting