[mythtvnz] recommendations for front end...

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Steve Holdoway <steve at greengecko.co.nz> wrote:
> Hi folks, and happy new year!
>
> I've been trying out a cubietruck to display local content, but it's
> just not grunty enough ( unless you know better! ) for much HD, which is
> a shame as it looked like just what I wanted.
>
> Any suggestions for a better solution? I'm looking at possibly a
> Gigabyte BRIX, but not sure what extra I'd need to buy, and whether it
> runs linux ( it should! ). I have an older 2.5" 120GB SSD to go in -
> will it fit?, but do I need a graphics card as well?
>

Are you wanting to run mythfrontend or xbmc with pvr.mythtv or both?

Most modern built in chipsets, ie intel or amd with built in graphics
should do fine.

Personally I like nvidia graphics and ion2 is my chipset of choice,
although they are now out of date.

Budget?