[mythtv-users] Smallest, cheapest case?

[Bradley Bell]

I'm planning on using the case from an ibm netvista (one of these:
http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-52280)

It's very compact, needs low-profile PCI cards (I'm going to use a Leadtek
TV2000XP (bt878, non-mpeg)
I think I may need an ATX power extender since the power supply is on the
opposite side of the MB.
Anybody else used one of these?  Comments?
Anyway, these are very cheap on eBay, usually less than $10.

-brad

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> 
> 
> Cheap??  How does $30 sound?
> 
> I have one of these Powmax MicroATX cases: 
> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-1
45-003&depa=1

I put a Chaintech 7NIF2 board in it, 40GB and 200GB hard drives, a capture
card and a sound card.  I've had no problems with it.  I put in two extra
60mm case fans to help with cooling.  Not the quietest thing in the world,
but it's small, cheap, and looks good sitting in the entertainment center on
top of the DVD player.

I'm running both a frontend and backend on this machine under Mandrake 9.2.
Solid as a rock.  Just trying to get my remote control working now.



On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 15:18, Ed Benckert wrote:
> Can someone recommend the smallest, most affordable case they have 
> come
> across? My wife has, for the 3rd time in 2 weeks, asked me if that big 
> computer needs to stay there next to the TV. Gonna try and shop for a
small 
> case and see what I can find. I was thinking of maybe trying to use a 
> laptop, but dont want to dedicate a laptop as a mythfrontend (I dont use
the 
> video part of myth, so as long as it has a TV out, capture capability
doesnt 
> matter to me).
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
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