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sanders5x · 03-09-2010, 10:35 PM

I have used myth Tv for a while and had no complaints

cheesefood · 03-10-2010, 12:30 PM

Sellout.woot.com has a media drive for sale today.

DonkeyShoes · 03-10-2010, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanders5x

I have used myth Tv for a while and had no complaints

I would love to have mythTV running on this machine, and that was what I originally set out to do, but I don't think it is powerful enough to record while watching another show (dual tuner). And I didn't want to buy the TV tuner card unless I had some evidence that it would work.

What are the stats on your mythTV box?

zoebisch01 · 03-12-2010, 01:20 AM

Freenas server is up and running! Very cool software. HIGHLY recommended. Especially if you have some spare parts around. Running it off a thumb drive. You can configure everything via the web browser interface.

sanders5x · 03-12-2010, 03:27 AM

my myth box is 2.4 ghz amd, 512 ram, 250 gb sata samsung hdd, and the happauge pvr 550 dual tuner card. the card takes alot of the processing overhead away. I imagine they are cheaper than the 120 i paid for it, since it is an analog only card. it can encode to mpeg on the card, so the overall machine doesnt have to be overly powerfull. I run the onboard vga to my projector. I have a sony 7" crt projector 1272q? from the mid 90's

03-09-2010, 10:35 PM	#11
sanders5x Sac. cerevisiae wrestler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fargo Posts: 1,789	I have used myth Tv for a while and had no complaints __________________ "Everybody has to believe in something, I believe I'll have another drink." — W.C. Fields

03-10-2010, 12:30 PM	#12
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03-12-2010, 01:20 AM	#14
zoebisch01 3 point plan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: House of Representin' Posts: 3,312	Freenas server is up and running! Very cool software. HIGHLY recommended. Especially if you have some spare parts around. Running it off a thumb drive. You can configure everything via the web browser interface. __________________ 12:30 PM [BlindLemonLars]I don't wake up for anything below 5.5.

03-12-2010, 03:27 AM	#15
sanders5x Sac. cerevisiae wrestler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fargo Posts: 1,789	my myth box is 2.4 ghz amd, 512 ram, 250 gb sata samsung hdd, and the happauge pvr 550 dual tuner card. the card takes alot of the processing overhead away. I imagine they are cheaper than the 120 i paid for it, since it is an analog only card. it can encode to mpeg on the card, so the overall machine doesnt have to be overly powerfull. I run the onboard vga to my projector. I have a sony 7" crt projector 1272q? from the mid 90's __________________ "Everybody has to believe in something, I believe I'll have another drink." — W.C. Fields

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