Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:25:52 +0200 From: Tobias Roth <roth@iam.unibe.ch> To: Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware recommendations for a multimedia box Message-ID: <20050404172552.GA4362@droopy.unibe.ch> In-Reply-To: <20050404130359.42c2fba0.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> References: <20050404130359.42c2fba0.rpratt1950@earthlink.net>
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On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 01:03:59PM -0400, Randy Pratt wrote: > Hi, > > I'm finally getting around to getting a new machine that will be > primarily for multimedia. Here's some of the components I'm > considering: > > Soyo K7VKPE M/B - KT600 Chipset w/ AMD Athlon XP 2800+ > 1 GB DDR PC2700 333Mhz RAM (2 x 512MB) > Matrox G550 Video Card w/ 32MB DDR/DVI & VGA > Hauppauge PVR350 w/remote if you're concerned about noise, get a pentium-m. they still are a bit expensive, but can easily be cooled passively and offer plenty of processing power. for a hd, get one of the samsung spinpoint series. the choice in power supplies is vast, go for a passive one or maybe a nearly passive (where the fan kicks in only at high temperatures). an aluminium case will help wiit heat reduction, although you may want to consider a dampened case. > I don't do video gaming of any sort. Its main use will be for > viewing DVD's and recording TV broadcasts (a la freevo). > > It appears that the Matrox G550 is supported: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2005-January/001511.html > > I looked in the "xorgconfig" utility but didn't see it listed by > the "G550" designation. Is it the "Matrox Millenium" driver? > > I searched the archives but didn't find anything indicating that the > tv-out function was working under FreeBSD. Is this still the case? > > I'm also thinking that the Hauppauge PVR350 is fully working at > this point. Am I mistaken on this? afaik, tv-out of the 350 does not work yet. can someone lease prove me wrong? also, if you plan to use the tv-out of the matrox, buying a pvr 350 will be a waste of money. get one of the 250/150/500 instead. i don't know if they are all supported though. > Any suggestions, pointers or alternate hardware suggestions would > be much appreciated. silent components don't cost the world anymore. the noisiest component will be the dvd drive, i didn't have much luck in silencing it yet. then the hd, and finally the fans.
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