From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 17 05:49:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C9C316A4CE for ; Sun, 17 Oct 2004 05:49:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from starling.mail.pas.earthlink.net (starling.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 766DB43D3F for ; Sun, 17 Oct 2004 05:49:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from beaverm@corp.earthlink.net) Received: from [24.181.31.13] (helo=tower) by starling.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CJ3uk-0003Gq-AF for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:49:06 -0700 From: "Mark Beaver" To: Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:53:43 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcS0Fgqfq5oCw4i6Q/ul/b0D5mZfzA== X-ELNK-Trace: 83936d1c7f8fa5c39649176a89d694c0f43c108795ac45071755a7940f0d4ba1a25efb23f1e2e860350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 24.181.31.13 Message-Id: <20041017054908.766DB43D3F@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: FreeBSD PVR Solution -- any? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 05:49:08 -0000 I'd like to build a FreeBSD based PVR station with at least Svideo output and ideally digital coax sound (maybe not dolby digital) Currently I have: P3 350 448 Megs of ram 160Gigs of storage I'd like to know if anyone has had any luck with this type of system if so, what kind of hardware. If anyone thinks I'd need more hardware, please by all means let me know what you've had work for you, (working on a budget so nothing extra ordinary) I more or less just want a system that will record reasonably well, and possibly play back simultaneously if possible (given budget) Anyone have any suggestions ideas? FWIW: I'm looking for video cards w/ svideo out, and an encoder card (Hauppauge, or the like) Thanks, Mark