[mythtvnz] recommendations for front end...

[Steve Holdoway]

On Thu, 2015-01-01 at 17:07 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> 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 although they are now out of date.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?
> 
HNY Nick,

probably more likely to be xbmc, but need to plan for both.

budget is minimal, hence the cubietruck trial. Machine will be dedicated
though.

Cheers,

Steve

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