[mythtv-users] The $99 frontend is here. Is this too good tobetrue?

[jedi]

On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 08:58:11AM -0800, Steve Peters - Priority Electronics wrote:
> >> 
> >> The following link is a company on ebay selling a 1.8ghz Pentium M
> >system
> >> with 1gb ram and 2gb compact flash memory for the hard drive in a
> >complete
> >> mini itx system that measures 13" by 11" by 3" and it's all only $99
> >with
> >> free shipping....Includes power supply and everything.
> >> 
> >> What am I missing here. How is this company to do this for only
> >$99.00? Or
> >> is this the best deal you ever heard of? They seem to have very good
> >ebay
> >> reviews.
> >> 
> >>
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-ITX-1-8GHz-iGoLogic-i3368G-LF-CPU-HTPC
> -Computer
> _W0Q
> > QitemZ220354063431QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDesktop_PCs?hash=item22035406343
> > 1&_trks
> > id=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A131
> > 8|301%3A1
> > |293%3A1|294%3A50
> > 
> > 
> > -Steve
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> Here is the tinyurl: http://tinyurl.com/cx2bte
> 
> I agree that the sd ship is sailing, but still, $99.00!! I've never seen any
> myth system this fast for this cheap. Also, for about $20 you could swap
> that 2GB compact flash out and put in an 8GB one.
> -Steve

...with a PCI slot I was thinking that an nv8400 or nv8400 could be
put into this thing and it could be a sort of Frankenstein souped-up
version of the AppleTV.