From: "Darren Salt" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> On average under 3500 kbit/s = 1.5 GB/hour for most Finnish channels, at >> least on DVB-T, and I doubt cable is any better here. > > That's 437.5kB/s. > > Let's double that to take account of PCI->memory transfer and processing > time > taking a chunk out of disk I/O time and assume typical maximum IDE > bandwidth > of 30MB/s on PII/PIII boards. > > That gives 35 channels. > > I'm not saying that this is in any way accurate, though :-) > But I'd say close enough. And I use SATA drive which gives a bit more throughput that IDE. Too bad I do not have more dvb cards to try this out :) And if I had I dont have enough free channels :) \\Kartsa -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 7.3.2006
