[mythtvnz] Silent Frontend - Specs

Tue Feb 19 01:02:29 GMT 2008

Hi everyone

Thanks for all your input!

I was thinking either:

http://www.procase.co.nz/VIA/EX15000.htm

Which is NOT fanless.

or

http://www.procase.co.nz/VIA/EX10000.htm

Which IS fanless...

I was thinking of using a CompactFlash to IDE adaptor for the hard
drive.Should I use Minimyth or Mythbuntu??  The EX150000 has DVI output so I
can use the DVI to HDMI cable I already have to connect it to the 32inch
SONY LCD.

How does that sound?

We really only need to do SD not HD, and it would be connected via 10/100
LAN.

The backend is a DualCore Athalon, about 4800+ I think. It is the current
Front and Backend. 1 x Skysat DVB-S card at this stage...

Would either of those boards be the go?

Cheers

Ashley

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> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:37:08 +1300
> From: Jason Haar <jhaar-ourshack-com at whanau.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Silent Frontend
> To: MythTV in NZ <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
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> I currently have a diskless VIA mini-ITX system (running minimyth)
> living under the TV - ethernet back to mythtv-backend. Works really well
> - but does hang once per month or so (however, hard-resetting a diskless
> frontend carries no chance of corruption - which makes it even better).
>
> However, I now have in my possession a 2nd-hand Dell X300 laptop... It
> has always been very usable for running mythtv-frontend on it as an app,
> and it might make a great frontend under the TV too (i.e. quiet, good
> CPU, runs cool).
>
> So I'd guess I'd suggest looking at laptops as an option. Cheap ones are
> just under $1K and therefore pretty competitive with mini-ITX from a
> cost perspective, and yet higher performing...?
>
> Jason
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:09:53 +1300
> From: Corrin Lakeland <lakeland at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Silent Frontend
> To: MythTV in NZ <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
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> I was wondering about an AppleTV.
>
> Cheap, quiet, etc.
>
> Not sure if it is powerful enough for real HD thouch.
>
>
> On 14/02/2008, at 1:06 PM, Nick Rout wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >>
>
>
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> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:48:42 +1300 (NZDT)
> From: "Robin Gilks" <g8ecj at gilks.org>
> Subject: [mythtvnz] New frontend sanity check
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> Greetings
>
> With all the new features (especially video & audio up-scaling) coming in
> MythTV, I'm looking to upgrade my main frontend and move the Via Epia
> SP13000 to another room.
>
> I plan on staying diskless to keep the heat and noise down, and use an
> external PSU block with an automotive 12v DC/DC inverter board since I'll
> have no disks (apart from the DVD) to power.
>
> I want integrated video but I'll be using a TV with VGA input so I don't
> need the svideo that has made the Via box so useful.
>
> Here is my shopping list so far - does it look up to handling DVB-T out to
> a 720p compatible TV?
>
>
> Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard
> 1024Mb Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X1024-5400C4 DDR2-667 Memory Kit
> AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ CPU (AM2)
> Lite-On LH-20A1H Dual Layer IDE DVD Writer
> Minibox - PW-200-M PSU
> Case: not decided on (I may use the old CD player I have kicking about!!)
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> Robin Gilks
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:30:27 +1100
> From: Steven Ellis <steven at openmedia.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] New frontend sanity check
> To: g8ecj at gilks.org, MythTV in NZ <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
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> Robin Gilks wrote:
> > Greetings
> >
> > With all the new features (especially video & audio up-scaling) coming
in
> > MythTV, I'm looking to upgrade my main frontend and move the Via Epia
> > SP13000 to another room.
> >
> > I plan on staying diskless to keep the heat and noise down, and use an
> > external PSU block with an automotive 12v DC/DC inverter board since
I'll
> > have no disks (apart from the DVD) to power.
> >
> > I want integrated video but I'll be using a TV with VGA input so I don't
> > need the svideo that has made the Via box so useful.
> >
> > Here is my shopping list so far - does it look up to handling DVB-T out
to
> > a 720p compatible TV?
> >
> >
> > Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard
> > 1024Mb Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X1024-5400C4 DDR2-667 Memory Kit
> > AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ CPU (AM2)
> > Lite-On LH-20A1H Dual Layer IDE DVD Writer
> > Minibox - PW-200-M PSU
> > Case: not decided on (I may use the old CD player I have kicking
about!!)
> >
> >
> should be good. I'd look at bumping the RAM given the recent price
> drops. More Ram really helps with the buffering for HDTV playback,
> especially if you want to be diskless.
>
> I'd also look at speed restricting the DVD player to reduce noise.
>
> Steve
>
>
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