[mythtvnz] Lazarus, a MythTV project.
Steve Hodge
mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:35:46 +1300
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On 2/5/07, Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:
>
> On Monday 05 February 2007 17:52, Dirk Pilat wrote:
> > a) USB2 or Sata HD?
>
> fastest possible terefore sata
Not necessary unless you are planning to record several things at once. USB2
is likely to be more than quick enough for a single recording. The existence
of USB capture cards clearly shows that USB must be fast enough for realtime
capture.
Video at the bitrates we're using is simply not that bandwidth intensive.
> b) are USB2 TvTuner cards useable under MythTV?
>
> There is at least one, the plextor (see the mythtv.org docs under
> hardware)
Now, if you're using a USB capture card it is possible that you might lose
performance if you're using a USB HD at the same time. You might want to at
least test this in advance if you can.
> c) is the built in GPU good enough to deliver the goods on my (very
> > normal) TV?
>
> Probably
>
Yes, unless the CPU is woefully underpowered (less than 1GHz say). Again
what we're doing is not that taxing.
Cheers,
Steve
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On 2/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Nick Rout</b> <<a href="mailto:nick@rout.co.nz">nick@rout.co.nz</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Monday 05 February 2007 17:52, Dirk Pilat wrote:<br>> a) USB2 or Sata HD?<br><br>fastest possible terefore sata</blockquote><div><br>Not necessary unless you are planning to record several things at once. USB2 is likely to be more than quick enough for a single recording. The existence of USB capture cards clearly shows that USB must be fast enough for realtime capture.
<br><br>Video at the bitrates we're using is simply not that bandwidth intensive.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> b) are USB2 TvTuner cards useable under MythTV?<br><br>There is at least one, the plextor (see the <a href="http://mythtv.org">mythtv.org</a> docs under hardware)</blockquote><div><br>Now, if you're using a USB capture card it is possible that you might lose performance if you're using a USB HD at the same time. You might want to at least test this in advance if you can.
<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> c) is the built in GPU good enough to deliver the goods on my (very<br>> normal) TV?
<br><br>Probably<br></blockquote></div><br>Yes, unless the CPU is woefully underpowered (less than 1GHz say). Again what we're doing is not that taxing.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br>
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