January 2004
Intermediate to advanced
348 pages
13h 33m
English
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Chapter 7, How to Build a Digital Video Recorder
Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
You will need all of the parts on this list. If you don’t build your own PC, be sure that you have the
VGA to NTSC converter, the TV set, the optional remote control, and a compatible video capture
card.
Item Quantity Notes
PC 1 400+MHz Celeron/AMD/Pentium processor with ATX motherboard
(or compact motherboard) capable of supporting the chosen processor
with 3 PCI slots, 2 USB ports, CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, case, power
supply, and optional AGP graphics slot
Video capture card 1 Brooktree 878-based capture card; the Pixelview PlayTV Pro card works
well
Video card 1 AGP or on-board VGA video card (16-bit color depth minimum)
Mouse 1 USB or PS/2 based
Keyboard 1 USB or PS/2 based
Memory 1 128 MB minimum
Hard drive 1 60 GB or more, 7200 rpm
Linux operating system 1 Downloaded Mandrake Linux and Video4Linux drivers
TV set 1 To display your recorded programs
Remote control 1 Optional; Packard Bell model BPCS #146541 or other brand
CD read/write drive 1 Optional; allows saving of programs in VDC format
VGA to NTSC converter 1 TVator Pro; available from http://www.antec-inc.com
Exhibit A
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