[mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless solution

[Ricardo Kleemann]

Although... if it's for a frontend only, no need for the PVR card... it
already has the appropriate TV-out card, and I'd assume the audio is fine,
for a frontend machine?

Does it need additional fans to do frontend only ?

How quiet is it without extra fans?

Thanks
Ricardo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kundinger" <mkundinger at yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>;
<ricardo at americasnet.com>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless
solution


> --- Ricardo Kleemann <ricardo at americasnet.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > This is not a fanless solution, but what do you guys think of this?
> > How does this hardware stack up for mythtv?
> >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16856140003
> >
> > It's only $125 with a rebate, just add the cpu, memory, disk. It
> > already has a video card with TV-out...
>
>
> I bought a similar small form factor (SFF) case for my system (also
> Nforce2 chipset).  And it's pretty good, but there are a few serious
> drawbacks to consider:
>
> 1)  Not fanless.  In fact it's going to have at least 2 fans in it,
> maybe more.  My system is quiet for a PC, but pretty darn loud for
> consumer electronics (not a problem in my case).
>
> 2)  Only 1 PCI slot.  This means only one tuner, unless you get a
> double-tuner (like a PVR-500), or use Firewire/USB tuners, or do like
> me and get an old Matrox Marvel off ebay for the AGP slot.
>
> Also, you'd need to make sure that the integrated sound does what you
> need it to do, because you wouldn't be able to add another sound card.
>
>