new media portal machine

rkshack · 2007-08-22, 15:30

I am currently using myth tv. I am interested in switching over to media portal. I currently have an airstar hd5000 card and a hauppage pvr 150. Can I run this on windows xp or do I need media center edition. I saw in the requirements that I need media center edition for 2 dvb tuner cards. Since the hauppage is not dvb can I run a regular xp.

rkshack

Bram · 2007-08-22, 16:11

For Windows MCE you won't need a dvb tuner card.
You will defenately be able to run MP with your tv-cards. You processor, ram and videocard are important to. What do you have?

rkshack · 2007-08-22, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bram

For Windows MCE you won't need a dvb tuner card.
You will defenately be able to run MP with your tv-cards. You processor, ram and videocard are important to. What do you have?

So I won't need windows mce? I have an amd athlon 64 3200+ (I am not 100% on the ghz), nvida 6700(again not sure of the model), 1 gb ram and 250 gb hard drive. What do you think?
rkshack

Ynot · 2007-08-22, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkshack

So I won't need windows mce?

No, MediaPortal will run on all versions of XP

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkshack

I have an amd athlon 64 3200+ (I am not 100% on the ghz), nvida 6700(again not sure of the model), 1 gb ram and 250 gb hard drive. What do you think?
rkshack

Better than my system, so you should be fine :p

and-81 · 2007-08-22, 16:48

Just to echo what Ynot said,

I've got an AthlonXP 3200+, 512mb ram running two tv cards. So you'll be fine.

Bram · 2007-08-22, 17:32

I've had MP running on a 1Ghz PIII with 512MB RAM and a 32MB videocard. It was kind of slow, but it worked!
Now I'm also using a Athlon64 3200+ with 2GB RAM an 256MB X800 GTO2 videocard. The videocard is actualy a bit over the top. A nForce 6200 and faster will do. For HD video you'll need a more capable grapics card like your 6700.

1 GB is enough to be able to run the TV-server3, MP and www.orb.com at the same time. My HTPC machine uses 1080MB when using these three at the same time. For MP only 512MB should be enough.

rkshack · 2007-08-22, 18:05

I might have the 6200. Can't remember if it is that or 6700 now. I will have to look. If I do have the 6200 will I be able to do the hidef that I have been doing.

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rkshack Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 54 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	new media portal machine I am currently using myth tv. I am interested in switching over to media portal. I currently have an airstar hd5000 card and a hauppage pvr 150. Can I run this on windows xp or do I need media center edition. I saw in the requirements that I need media center edition for 2 dvb tuner cards. Since the hauppage is not dvb can I run a regular xp. rkshack

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and-81 Portal Developer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Age: 28 Posts: 2,257 Thanks: 30 Thanked 177 Times in 90 Posts Country: My System	Just to echo what Ynot said, I've got an AthlonXP 3200+, 512mb ram running two tv cards. So you'll be fine. __________________ - Aaron. IR Server Suite - Version 1.0.4.1 MCE Replacement Plugin - Version 1.0.4.1 You don't need the MCE Replacement Driver

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Bram Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Age: 32 Posts: 851 Thanks: 20 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	I've had MP running on a 1Ghz PIII with 512MB RAM and a 32MB videocard. It was kind of slow, but it worked! Now I'm also using a Athlon64 3200+ with 2GB RAM an 256MB X800 GTO2 videocard. The videocard is actualy a bit over the top. A nForce 6200 and faster will do. For HD video you'll need a more capable grapics card like your 6700. 1 GB is enough to be able to run the TV-server3, MP and www.orb.com at the same time. My HTPC machine uses 1080MB when using these three at the same time. For MP only 512MB should be enough. __________________ Last edited by Bram; 2007-08-22 at 17:34..

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rkshack Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 54 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I might have the 6200. Can't remember if it is that or 6700 now. I will have to look. If I do have the 6200 will I be able to do the hidef that I have been doing.

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