[mythtvnz] New frontend sanity check

[Steven Ellis]

Robin Gilks wrote:
> Greetings
>
> With all the new features (especially video & audio up-scaling) coming in
> MythTV, I'm looking to upgrade my main frontend and move the Via Epia
> SP13000 to another room.
>
> I plan on staying diskless to keep the heat and noise down, and use an
> external PSU block with an automotive 12v DC/DC inverter board since I'll
> have no disks (apart from the DVD) to power.
>
> I want integrated video but I'll be using a TV with VGA input so I don't
> need the svideo that has made the Via box so useful.
>
> Here is my shopping list so far - does it look up to handling DVB-T out to
> a 720p compatible TV?
>
>
> Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard
> 1024Mb Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X1024-5400C4 DDR2-667 Memory Kit
> AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ CPU (AM2)
> Lite-On LH-20A1H Dual Layer IDE DVD Writer
> Minibox - PW-200-M PSU
> Case: not decided on (I may use the old CD player I have kicking about!!)
>
>   
should be good. I'd look at bumping the RAM given the recent price 
drops. More Ram really helps with the buffering for HDTV playback, 
especially if you want to be diskless.

I'd also look at speed restricting the DVD player to reduce noise.

Steve