Backend HTPC Question

[sjk]

I want to have a computer I can use solely for recording tv, and I was wondering if my old Dell Dimension 3000 would be enough. It has a Pentium 4 2.8 GHz processor and 1 gig of ram. At most I would need to record two HD streams at the same time.

 

[valve1138]

Yeah, that should be fine just for recording depending on the source.

What source will you have?

Don't expect it to actually play anything back though.

 

[IDversusEGO]

yeah, would do fine for backend. I am putting together a similair system.

 

[sjk]

I plan on using ATSC over the air and analog cable as my sources. I don't plan on ever using it to play anything, I just want a cheap computer I can leave at home to record shows.

 

[valve1138]

I plan on using ATSC over the air and analog cable as my sources. I don't plan on ever using it to play anything, I just want a cheap computer I can leave at home to record shows.

It'll be fine for that. My old Sagetv server was a P4 3ghz with a gig of ram and it could handle 4 HD Homerun QAM streams without an I issue.