Dimension 4200 and MythTV

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"Tim Messer" <please.dont@email.me> wrote in message
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> Would I be happy if I bought a Dimension 4200 to use as a MythTV PVR? It's
> on sale right now.
>
> Here are the specs:
>
> Intel® Celeron® Processor at 2.4GHz with 400MHz front side bus
> 256MB DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
> 80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
> 48x CD-RW Drive
> Integrated Intel® 3D Extreme Graphics
> Integrated Audio
> Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
>
> If I bought it, I'd add more RAM and a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350 MPEG2
> encoder and decoder card.
>
> Will all that Dell hardware work in Linux? (I plan to use KnoppMyth, which
> is Debian.)
>
> Note that TiVo isn't available in my country.
>
> Thanks



Are you sure it's a Dimension 4200? The 4200 was a UK/Japan machine and (I
thought) used PC133 SDRAM; in effect it was like the older Dimension 4100
but in the hinged case. ?


Stew

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"Tim Messer" <please.dont@email.me> wrote in message
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> S.Lewis wrote:
>> Are you sure it's a Dimension 4200? The 4200 was a UK/Japan machine and
>> (I thought) used PC133 SDRAM; in effect it was like the older Dimension
>> 4100 but in the hinged case. ?
>>
>>
>> Stew
>
>
> Sorry, you're right. It's the Dimension 2400.


No biggie,Tim . I was just surprised. Don't see many 4200's in here. Sorry
I can't help with your specific question but I'm sure someone can and will.


Stew

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"Nicholas Andrade" <SDNick484@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Tim Messer wrote:
>
>> Would I be happy if I bought a Dimension 4200 to use as a MythTV PVR?
>> It's on sale right now.
>>
>> Here are the specs:
>>
>> Intel® Celeron® Processor at 2.4GHz with 400MHz front side bus
>> 256MB DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
>> 80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
>> 48x CD-RW Drive
>> Integrated Intel® 3D Extreme Graphics
>> Integrated Audio
>> Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
>>
>> If I bought it, I'd add more RAM and a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350 MPEG2
>> encoder and decoder card.
>>
>> Will all that Dell hardware work in Linux? (I plan to use KnoppMyth,
>> which is Debian.)
>>
>> Note that TiVo isn't available in my country.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> It ought to be alright; you may want to check this site for more info:
> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#hw


I use a 2400 as my media server running Snapstream. The major limitation is
the onboard graphics. It is not capable of properly rendering video with
Snapstream so I had to spend money for a PCI video card. For the extra
money, I could have just bought a 4700, which I would recommend for you too.

Tom

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"Tim Messer" <please.dont@email.me> wrote in message
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> Tom Scales wrote:
>> I use a 2400 as my media server running Snapstream. The major limitation
>> is the onboard graphics. It is not capable of properly rendering video
>> with Snapstream so I had to spend money for a PCI video card. For the
>> extra money, I could have just bought a 4700, which I would recommend for
>> you too.
>>
>> Tom
>
>
> Unfortunately the 4700 is not on sale and so is more than twice as much.
>

Patience. It will be on sale and end up around $100 more than the 2400.

For example, outlet site, small business:

Dimension 4700
P4-2.8
XP Home
512MB
80GB
SB-Live
CD-RW

$349

Tom

In other words, a good machine for your TIVO-like box. Perhaps a little lar