[mythtvnz] Silent Frontend

[Nick Rout]

The general solution that seems to be proposed on the mythtv-users
list is a mac mini.

On Feb 14, 2008 1:01 PM, Hadley Rich <hads at nice.net.nz> wrote:
> On Thursday 14 February 2008 12:52:48 Steven Ellis wrote:
> > Depends how full featured you want the front end to be.
> >
> > If you want to support freeview HD you might be struggling to get
> > something powerful enough that can be silent.
>
> A Core 2 Duo with the stock cooler/fan, a 7200GS or other fanless video card,
> a fanless or quiet PSU and no hard drive makes a very quiet frontend. Not
> silent but pretty hard to hear even in a quiet room and decently powerful
> too.
>
> We have a diskless mini-ITX board in the bedroom which is pretty quiet but not
> great in terms of power.
>
> hads
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