Re: Showshifter vs. Tivo - the final score, Sky + Wins

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

> OK, but there's a multitude of cases out there for =A335 and
less.&nbs=
p; It
doesn't
> have to be a 1U rackmount does it?

Hey, you suggested it, not me :)

> Well, I've reliably run video capture on a PII 333, and my Athlon 600
=
can
> cope with 28fps with just 128MB of RAM and a very old HDD.

fps is one thing, but at what res?  and using what codec?  If
you=
want to
use any of the newer MPEG4 based ones (divx included) you'll need a
really<=
BR>
meaty CPU.    If you don't have enough horse power then you
=
can use MJPEG
codec, but then you'll need a huge anount of disk space.

> No, but the via board has it.

What are the drivers like?  How will Hauppauge work with it?  I
o=
riginally
had a WinTV PCI with a matrox card.  It was a nightmare.

> OK, IR controller can be bought from a guy on uk.adverts.computer for
=
=A310,

URL?  What device is this?  Does it work with Digiguide?

> and an IR blaster still keeps it cheap.

Is the box in the same room as the TV?  If it is then noise?  If
=
it isn't
then how are you getting the picture and IR in/out?

:)

M.

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