[ale] Best processor for MythTV?

Jesse Guardiani jesse at guardiani.us
Fri May 19 11:46:25 EDT 2006


Brian MacLeod wrote:
>> Shortly after that meeting, the mythtv developers announced that support
>> inside myth for the PVR 350's hardware decoder is deprecated. I highly
>> recommend going with a PVR-150 + Nvidia 5200, or PVR-500 + Nvidia 5200
>> combination. I also have an Nvidia 6200, but they can be finicky, especially
>> when used in conjunction with an 8X AGP interface (4X seems to work fine though).
> 
> 
> Jesse,
> 
> Would that be the nVidia GeForce FX 5200?  If so, that badboy is on
> sale today -- $40 at Fry's, with a $40 MIR.


Yes and yes, but I'd recommend getting a fanless one. I've heard the one
at Fry's has an annoying fan.


-- 
Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at guardiani.us




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