[mythtv-users] Cheap Possible Frontend

Mike Angstadt daenris at gmail.com
Wed May 10 17:13:07 EDT 2006


On 5/10/06, Mike Angstadt <daenris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > if it makes you feel any better, Micro$loth sold these consoles at a
> > > loss intending to make it up on the sales of their games.  so any time
> >
> > > they are purchased with no intention of buying games you're "stickin'
> > > it to the man". ;)
> > > and if you buy it used with the intention of 'repurposing' the
> > > hardware, well, you're still "stickin' it to the man"  :D
> >
> > Yes, in fact it does make me feel better, since Microsoft apparently
> > lost that bet, I don't think they made a whole lot on games.
> >
> > Is this true of the X-Box 360 as well? They seem pretty pricey.
> >
> > Anyway, I received the little box that started this thread. One
> > problem I see is that it has a standard 40-pin IDE connector on the
> > mobo, but uses laptop-style drives.
> >
> > They included the adapter to use a laptop hard drive, but nothing to
> > get from the 40/80 pin ribbon into the connector on a slim style
> > laptop CD drive, anybody know where I could get such an adaptor ? It
> > would obviously have to get both IDE and power into the drive connector.
> >
> > I can just connect a standard CD dirve to get the system loaded onto
> > the hard drive, but of course that means I can't close the case,
> > which I'd like to be able to do :-)
>
>
>
> Yeah, I think I have one or two lying around :-P
>
> You can probably pick them up at a Fry's or Microcenter or similar
> computer store, though places like Circuit City etc don't carry them as far
> as I know.
>
> From what I see prices can range from $10 up to $25 or 30.   Pricewatch
> has a couple, or just search google (or froogle maybe) for slimline ide
> adapter or something like that
>
> -Mike
>


Actually just took my own advice and searched on froogle, and you should be
able to pick one up for under $10.
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