Reccomended build for GB-PVR?
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2007-10-24, 05:49 AM
I want to record OTA HD to divx/xvid files, and live comskip would be really nice.
What are the cheapest parts I could use to build a system that runs like a cat from a bath? Thanks.
2007-10-24, 07:44 AM
You'll want as much CPU horsepower as you can budget -- video conversion is extremely processor intensive when using general purpose processors (i.e., Intel and AMD x86 chips). Doing it to HD material just makes matters worse.
[SIZE="2"][COLOR="Gray"]PVR-2 Generic Box (512MB RAM, ECS K7S5A, AthlonXP 2000+); 400GB Seagate; 2x Hauppauge PVR-500; ATI Radeon 9000 (ATI driver 8.221.0.0); WinXP Home SP2; GB-PVR (1.0.16); DScaler MPEG decoder
PVR-1: A cast off HP Pavilion 750n (512MB RAM, 1.6GHz Pentium 4); 320GB Seagate; Hauppauge PVR-500; ATI Radeon 9550 (ATI driver 8.391.0.0); WinXP Home SP2; GB-PVR (1.0.16); DScaler MPEG decoder[/COLOR][/SIZE]
Seeing how quad-cores are pretty cheap nowadays, I think I'll get one of them.
What should I do for the GPU? Edit: I'm liking the HVR-1600, but since I don't have a cable hookup, I'd prefer a card with 2 ATSC tuners. Do they exist? This one isn't a must since I only watch/plan on recording a few shows and they're on at different times, but it would be nice.
2007-10-24, 03:50 PM
The only card that i have heard of that is the vbox cats eye 164e
listed on this page http://www.vboxcomm.com/product3.htm Its kinda funny with the dtv transition under a year and 6 months away that there would be more 2 or more atsc tuner cards coming out
Server:
Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 Intel GMA4500 40gb System drive 400gb Recordings drive 2gb ram Pinncle PCTV HD PCI Capture Card 2 AverTV USB Volar ATSC HDTV Tuner Hauppauge HD PVR Client: AMD Athlon 3300+ Nvidia 8600GT 256M 1Gb ram 250gb Hard Drive "There's a fine line between enemy and friend, where that line is there is no beginning and no end" From Childern of Dune
2007-10-25, 04:22 AM
So if I get a core 2 quad q6600, HVR-1600, 2gb ram, and a $50 HDCP supporting graphics card (incase I ever want to add HD-DVD/Blu-ray), I should be fine, right?
2007-10-25, 06:08 AM
tex1ntux Wrote:So if I get a core 2 quad q6600, HVR-1600, 2gb ram, and a $50 HDCP supporting graphics card (incase I ever want to add HD-DVD/Blu-ray), I should be fine, right?Look at the 2400/2600 cards if you want HDDVD/BluRay later on.
2007-10-26, 09:35 PM
I use 2 Twinhan 3250 A+D capture cards (does analog and ATSC, but haven't messed with the analog) for around $30 each. I haven't had a problem with either of them and they are quite affordable. Look for them at newegg or ebay.
[SIZE="1"]GBPVR Media Center: 2 TwinHan DTV 3250's (OTA HD), 1 PVR150MCE U-Verse STB), AMD 3200+, 1 GB RAM, 250/300 GB HDDs, ATI x800
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