[mythtvnz] New list member - Hardware recommendations

[Paulgir]

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Subject: Re: New list member - Hardware recommendations
Posted on: Sun Jan  8 15:12:33 2012
URL: http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/Mythtvnz/500470

I'd recommend that the boot drive is a small (say 64GB) SSD as it makes
trying out new stuff and rebooting very fast!

Cheers Douglas

On 9/01/2012, at 10:33 AM, Wade Maxfield wrote:

> On 8/01/2012, at 10:48 AM, Paulgir wrote:
>
>> Motherboard:          Asus P8H61-M LE
>> CPU:                         Intel G620
>> Memory:                             2GB
>> Tuner Card:             Hauppauge HVR-2200
>> Video Card:             Gigabyte GeForce GT 430 OC
>> Storage:                           1TB
>>
>> I've read that the HVR-2200 is easier to set up in Linux than the  
>> HVR-2210
>>
>> Any comments or suggestions on my choices are welcome.
>
> My only comment would be to add a 2nd small hard drive for the OS and  
> MySQL.  Leave the 1TB dedicated to just your recordings.
>
> - Wade
>
>


I have a spare 160 GB drive for the OS .I did consider an SSD but as I  
have the 160 I will leave that for the future.

Cheers
Paul