Minimum hardware needed?

[tsangc]

Hi folks,

I am interested in setting a GB PVR system up. My goal is to record VHS quality video to disk using a guide setup and play it back later. The realtime PVR pause/FF/rewind features would be nice for live TV but not required.

I have a bunch of spare parts lying around the house.

Which of the two motherboards at my disposal should I use?

-ECS 1.1Ghz Duron motherboard
-VIA EPIA 800Mhz MiniITX motherboard

(or are these too slow?)

How much memory would be recommended?

The Hauppauge PVR250/350 are prohibitively expensive here in Canada, but the Leadtek PVR2000 board is very cheap. How is the support for this board?

I also have a LIRC compatible IR receiver and remote. Would it be preferred to buy the Leadtek bundled remote or would a LIRC compatible system be easier to integrate?

Given these components (the Leadtek is the only thing I don't have) is a simple system possible?

Thank you for your time and answers!

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The Duron would be fine.

I'm not really familiar with the LIRC IR recievers. You'd probably be able to control GB-PVR via girder using one of these.

Its also worth noting that I havn't tried a PVR2000 board myself, but it is based on the blackbird hardware mpeg encoder architecture and should work fine with GB-PVR. Older Leadtek software encoder cards will not work.

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Also remember that the TV2000 is not the same as a PVR2000. They sound similar, but they arn't.