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Re: [IRCA] Perseus system requirements
I'll add on to this interesting discussion. I am a more of a computer
buff than a Perseus buff as I have a computer but not a Perseus. :p
That being said, hard drives are now dirt cheap. Barry mentions "stand
alone" hard drives. I'm assuming that he means external (USB) hard
drives. If that is the case, I could imagine that there would be issues
(drop outs and such) and I wouldn't use one for recording off the
Perseus. A secondary internal hard drive ought to be the best bet.
Fry's Electronics (which might have a Brick and Mortar store near Bob)
usually has at least one 1 TB internal hard drive on sale for less than
$100. You could have the operating system, program files and such on
your main HD and use the secondary (bigger) HD for Perseus (and other
multimedia) files. That is how HTPC (Home Theater over PC) users do it
stream TV shows, videos, MP3's and such. Basically the secondary drive
is like DVR storage.
Good luck, Bob and let us know how it works when you get it.
73,
Dave
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:49:04 +0000 (GMT)
From: BARRY DAVIES <barry.davies25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Perseus system requirements
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Hello Bob
Depending how long you record, I often run it over night, your hard
drive may be a little small. The PERSEUS is a little greedy especially
if you save the wav files over a couple of day. 170Gb is not unusual. I
have a dedicated laptop which has 320Gb. You can get stand alone hard
drives but I am aware of compatibility issues. I am not a computer buff
and I am sure others can give you more definitive advice. The PERSEUS is
a whole new way of DXing where you wont miss a thing if its there and
you are recording hi!
Barry :-)
--- On Tue, 9/6/09, Bob Coomler <w6rjc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Bob Coomler <w6rjc@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [IRCA] Perseus system requirements
To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, 9 June, 2009, 1:58 AM
There is a very good chance that I will be a Perseus owner within
several months and I'm trying to get my software defined ducks in order.
I am familiar with the published system requirements, but there is
always that leap between "published" and "real world".? For those of you
folks with experience, will my current computer setup of a 3 GHz Pentium
4, 504 MB RAM and (currently available) 163 GB hard drive be adequate?
Many thanks for any input.
Bob Coomler
Cloverdale, CA
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