[mythtv-users] VIA EPIA-M as a tiny frontend

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Monday 07 June 2004 04:17, anders smith wrote:
> I'm using a via epai m10kN board with a pvr250 as combined front and back
> end and it works fine...a slight stutter around osd fade in and out
> otherwise ok.

I don't get frame stutter, but the osd overlay fade-out isn't 100% smooth 
outputting via a PVR-350.

> I've had ivtv driver crashes frequently but the newer 
> versions should have improved...

Stability is worlds better for me this time around than when I had my 350 in a 
different machine, using some older drivers and just the frame-buffer for X. 
I'm now using ivtv 0.1.9 with several patches (all the ones in the ATrpms 
version, plus Matthias' prepdma patch) and the ivtvdev X driver.

> I'm still on 0.13 as I'm getting ready to do the diskless frontends
> (me6000) with a bigger backend to reduce the noise and to have access from
> multiple locations, and my only problem with my current box is the noise
> from the fans and hd due to a very small case.

Noise reduction (and geek coolness factor) were my big reasons for going 
diskless on this one. Unfortunately, the case fan in the Travla C137 is quite 
loud... I'm going to get an inline resistor to slow it down. The case gets 
rather hot without it, but I don't think I need as much airflow as it tries 
to move, since there's no HD or CD/DVD drive in there...

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