[mythtv-users] Considering a Pundit. Pls advise.

[Brad Cox]

After trying to bash my aged DELL Optiplex into a TV server, I'm 
considering returning it to its development role and buying a Pundit. 
But their website is a bit light on details. In particular

Exactly what does bare bones mean? Minus windoze, fine. Hardware 
assembly, not so fine.

Haven't seen mention of disk size. Do I buy that separately or is 
that provided? How big?

Is the fan quiet enough to live with in the living room? If not, what 
are my options?

What do I need to do to make it boot headless? My 80 lb terminals are 
downstairs and hauling them upstairs is definitely NOT an option. 
That's been the killer  with my Dell/Fedora 1 box. I'm sick of 
hauling it up/down stairs to get it to boot.

Does its CD support DVD playing and ripping? If not, what options for 
replacing it? Can I replace it with the Sony DVD (latest version) 
from my Dell?

Are there enough PCI slots for my Haupage 350 plus wireless card? How 
many slots exactly?

Can't string ethernet to that room so wireless is critical. Any 
issues getting Linksys Wirelss-G WMP54G G (not B) working with WAP 
(not WEP) security? Managed it (barely) with Dell/Fedora, but it was 
a terrible job. Linksys support even told me  that WAP wasn't 
possible with that product on Linux, and suggested I buy a new card 
from a different vendor. Jerks. The wpa_supplicant project proved 
them wrong ;)
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