[mythtv-users] Case comparison - Silverstone LC16M and Antec Fusion V2 Silver

[Brett May]

I have the LC16M and it is quite noisy when everything else is switched off.
So at night it makes a bit of noise.  I plan on changing the fans for 
quieter ones.

I am yet to get the VFD/remote working on this case, either I have 
connected it
up wrong or it is fried.  A friend of mine also has this case and his 
got fried and
he had to get a replacement VFD unit.  The advice he gave me when I 
bought it
(which I ignored) was to quickly install windows on it to check the hardware
before installing linux/mythtv.  I should have taken his advice.

Apart from that, I really like this case (mines black), it looks great 
and has
quite a lot of room inside, was fairly easy to set everything up, 
although it
does have ALOT of cables coming in from the front panel.

Cheers,
Brett

Bob wrote:
> Hi folks.
>
> Anybody have strong opinions on either of these cases?
>
> I'd sort of decided on the Antec Fusion V2 Silver, but I might have trouble 
> finding a suitable mATX board for it.
>
> In order to open up the board choices a bit I could go for the Silverstone 
> LC16M, it's about NZ$130 cheaper but a PSU will cost that and more.  I'm a 
> bit concerned about the potential for noise with the LC16M's 80mm fans.
>
>
> Also, what are peoples opinions on VFDs?  Do you find they are actually 
> useful?
>
> I suppose it might save turning on the tv to queue up some more music, but 2 
> lines of text sounds like a pretty thin user interface.
>
>
> Cheers
> Bob
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