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Old 12-18-2004, 06:58 PM   #1
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Linux PVR advice


Hey im thinking of making a linux PVR with an old pc, but im unsure how fast a pc I will need to encode and decode video and which tv cards are a good choice. Some come with chips to decode and encode so surely then I could get away with a slower pc? Thanks for the help, Kzar
 
Old 12-18-2004, 07:43 PM   #2
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http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html
 
Old 12-18-2004, 09:19 PM   #3
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http://www.mythtvtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=362
 
Old 12-19-2004, 07:37 AM   #4
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cheers for the links guys, think im going to go with a hauppauge pvr 250.
 
  


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