[mythtv-users] small form factor PCs?
Joe Reeves
mysfitt at kered.org
Fri Nov 7 11:01:49 EST 2003
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Chris Wieringa wrote:
> I'm looking at possibly building a new Myth box, but want something that will fit into an entertainment center and look nice. So I'm looking at different possibilities with small form factors.
>
> I've originally been looking at getting a Mini-ITX Nehemiah M10000 and buying a Cubid 2699R case. However, after pricing this out I'd be spending around $500 for a 1Ghz machine. I'd rather be able to build a computer using regular AMD or Intel processors, as I'd like a little more horsepower than 1Ghz.
>
> So I'm looking for a few things:
> 1. Slim-cases that look nice in an entertainment center. I really am not handy enough to make my own case, so I definately will want to buy a case. A horizontal case (instead of vertical) would be ideal.
> 2. A motherboard that will accept an Athlon XP or Pentium4 processor with integrated graphics / sound / network, and fits into the case.
> 3. Ability to have one PCI slot for a PVR-250.
> 4. As small as possible, while staying as quiet as possible.
>
> Are there really any good contenders besides the Mini-ITX stuff?
>
I use a Shuttle SN41G2 with a 1.4 Ghz Athlon. It supports the Athlon XP
series through the Barton cores and has a Nforce2 chipset. All the of
integrated hardware works well under linux as long as you use an Alan Cox
kernel. I actually use a WinTV DBX (model 401) for my tuner and do all of
my encode/decode in software and it works great. The form factor is what
Shuttle is calling it's XPC line. It looks pretty nice in my entertainment
center since it has a brushed aluminum case with a pretty blue power LED
on the front ;-)
~Joe
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