[mythtv-users] Acer Aspire One frontend

Josh jaw1959 at gmail.com
Sun Aug 3 04:04:19 UTC 2008





On Aug 2, 2008, at 11:26 PM, <subscriptions at robinandmariette.com> wrote:

> My frontend mobo died recently and I'm faced with finding a  
> replacement.
> The old system was very noisy and bulky, I didn't like it much so  
> this may
> be a blessing in disguise.
>
> By coincidence, I'm also looking for a small notebook for doing remote
> support work for my job. So, I was considering using a Acer Aspire  
> Once
> netbook to do both jobs. See http://tinyurl.com/5t5s3k
>
> I think this would make a good frontend, it would be almost silent,  
> has no
> moving parts, three usb ports (for IR, remote keyboard, and external  
> DVD
> player), has 8 gig SSD for storage and a 1.6G processor. I don't  
> have HD
> and probably won't for the forseeable future, although at 1.6G I  
> imagine it
> could handle it. It has a funny linux installed but I think I'd try an
> ubuntu or mythbuntu install on it when I got it.
>
> I was wondering if anyone else has tried this. One of my questions  
> is (and
> I've searched in vain for it): What would be the maximum resolution  
> that I
> could drive the VGA port? I have a 37 inch LCD TV with VGA inputs,  
> so I'd
> want to drive it fairly high and I'm not sure the graphics card can do
> that.
>
> Can anyone answer that or see any other potential problems with my  
> plan?
>
> Robin
>
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I wouldn't buy it if you are going to use it solely as a frontend, but  
if it's something you'd like to have and use occasionally a a  
frontend, then it might be ok. 


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