[mythtv-users] Mini-Box M-100 for frontend

Dex West dexwest at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 15 17:00:21 EDT 2004


Well I'd like to use it as a frontend only so I won't
need a large hard drive or a capture card just a
tv/out.

--- "Paul W. Smith" <cvpsmith at ncche.olemiss.edu>
wrote:
> On Thursday 15 April 2004 2:40 pm, Dex West wrote:
> > Is there any chance this system would work?
> >
> > a.  Looks like it only runs on embedded linux
> > b.  has no hard drive just a CF slot
> > C.  Has tv-out but doesn't have mpeg-2 decoder. 
> So
> > will 1000mhz cpu be enough?
> >
> > If so, this looks the perfect Myth Frontend..
> >
> > http://www.mini-box.com/m100.htm
> >
> 
> This looks to be a pretty standard VIA Eden M-ITX
> motherboard.  The difference 
> being that the case is M-ITX, but with no support
> for a hard drive or pci 
> card.  I guess you could use USB-based hard drives
> and capture cards with it?
> 
> However, I see no apparent reason why you couldn't
> run standard (non-embedded) 
> Linux on it other than drive space issues...
> 
> 
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