[mythtv-users] Dell Zino HD as FE/BE

Phil Bridges gravityhammer at gmail.com
Thu Nov 12 14:40:43 UTC 2009


On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Cool Frood <aaranya+mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just when I was considering an Ion-based machine for an FE/BE, Dell
> has thrown the Zino HD in the mix.
>
> In the lowest configuration you get:
>
> AMD Athlon™ 2650e (512K L2, 1.6GHz) processor
> 2GB RAM
> 250 GB HDD
> Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200 Graphics
>
>
> http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/desktops/inspiron-zino-hd/pd.aspx?refid=inspiron-zino-hd&s=dhs&cs=19
>
> The base configration costs $259. Knock off $100 by choosing Windows
> Home Premium instead of Professional.
>
> Any comments as to how this would compare with the Acer Aspire Revo?
> For $60 more, you get 1GB more RAM, a desktop hard drive that is
> bigger and a DVD drive.
>

Unfortunately, you also get ATI Radeon graphics, which aren't as
Myth-friendly as nVidia.


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