[mythtvnz] Lazarus, a MythTV project.

[Nick Rout]

On Monday 05 February 2007 17:52, Dirk Pilat wrote:
> Good day and hello,
>
> as a new member of the MythTV community I wanted to ask you guys and gals
> a little question (or twentyseven).
>
> I am the proud owner of a HP DV1000 laptop that was gifted to me after it
> was completely destroyed when a tractor drove over it (don't ask. these
> things happen in North Otago).
>
> While the screen, HD, and CD/DVD drive are all broken, the motherboard
> itself is actually still very useable and happy to boot Knoppix 5.0 with
> an external USB CD/DVD drive. Keyboard + Mouse (via USB) and built in
> wireless card (unfortunately a Broadcom) work as well. It has a
> surprisingly silent Fan on its 1.5 Mhz Pentium M and the built in Intel
> 855GM GPU supports up to 1280 x 768.
>
> ...and it has S-Video. Which, with its small footprint and its slimness,
> make it the perfect multimedia machine.
>
> This is where you come in. My questions are:
>
> For a workable MythTV install, would you suggest
>
> a) USB2 or Sata HD?

fastest possible terefore sata

> b) are USB2 TvTuner cards useable under MythTV?

There is at least one, the plextor (see the mythtv.org docs under hardware)

> c) is the built in GPU good enough to deliver the goods on my (very
> normal) TV?

Probably