[mythtv-users] Plans for front & back end Myth boxes

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 1:30 AM, Jessica Perry Hekman
<jphekman at arborius.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 08, 2010 at 04:42:33PM +1200, Tortise wrote:
>
>> Providing a URL to the manual of the TV is often a good way to
>> accelerate the advice given to you here.
>
> My TV's manual is available here:
>
>  http://www.retrevo.com/support/Philips-27PT543S-TVs-manual/id/278dj493/t/2/
>
> Right now, I would really like to just buy an Acer Revo for my front
> end, as that seems to be what people here recommend. However, it does
> not have s-video out.
>
> The TV also supports RCA and composite, and I'm fine with using either
> of those. (Would either of them work with the Acer, with some sort of
> converter?)
>
> I was intending to buy a DVI to s-video adapter from Apple ($19):
>
>  http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9267G/A
>
> but it sounds like the wisdom from this list is that that won't work
> (and thank you for that warning!). This appears to be what people use
> for Mac Minis, but I'm guessing it is in some way Mac-only.
>
> Is my best bet to buy an Acer and swap in a different graphics card?

You can't swap in a different card.

> Or
> buy a different system altogether? If a different system, I would very
> much appreciate recommendations for an inexpensive front-end that will
> output to my TV.
>
> Although I previously said that I wanted the ability to go to HD later,
> that isn't all that important. If it makes anything easier to give that
> possibility up, I'm happy to. I'm a student living entirely on loans,
> and looking at probably at least another five years of low income, so I
> don't really expect to buy a good TV any time soon. (I have some hope
> that my boyfriend might, and then I'd get to use it, but obviously best
> not to bank too much on that :)
>
> As always, thanks to everyone for all the information! This list is like
> unto a fire hose. It's great.
>
> Jessica
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