[mythtvnz] Silent Frontend

[Rick Hudson]

Ashley Kirk wrote:

> Id like to build a silent front end for my Mythbuntu and move the current
> frontend/backend into the garage... can anyone recommend a good hardware
> solution??

If you're not trying to do it on the cheap I can recommend Tranquil PC in the 
UK (http://www.tranquilpc.co.uk). Mine's a couple of years old now and uses a 
Commel LV-675 mobo with is a 2GHz Pentium M. Newer models use the next 
generation multi-core CPUs. You can do the same type of thing DIY by replacing 
the CPU fan with a decent heat pipe system but I prefer to pay someone else to 
design and test it. :-)

A combined front/back end for standard def is well within it's performance 
capabilities and I have also had it playing 1280x720 videos but not regularly 
enough to know if it's good enough for a regular workload.

A lot of fanless solutions are based on VIA mobos but I've found them to not 
have enough horsepower for a lot of tasks and I've had issues them locking up 
and overheating under load.

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Rick Hudson