[mythtv-users] Foxconn NVIDIA ION system and 2G ram stick at newegg

[Joe]

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Ozzy Lash <ozzy.lash at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm suffering a bit of buyer's remorse at this point after reading
>> this thread.  I jumped on the Newegg shell shocker last friday without
>> really researching it much, as I was looking for a cheap frontend.
>>
>> It just arrived, but I haven't really unwrapped it yet to test it out.
>>  Should I send it back?
>>
>
> I'm kind of in the same boat.  I saw it, posted it here, and before
> getting feedback, pulled the trigger.
>
> I think I'm going to keep mine, and I figure there are a few options:
>
> I'm hoping that with Dan's help, NVIDIA will figure out what the
> problem is, and be able to fix it in the driver, even if it is a bios
> or hardware issue.
>
> If that doesn't work out, I don't really need (or want) the wireless
> for my application, so I might try out a crystalhd card.
>
> One of the places I want a front-end is the office, which only has an
> old TV.  I have a VGA to SVIDEO conveter that I could try to connect
> to the TV.  I'm not sure if down-scaling HD to SD would work out with
> this box or not.

Thanks for all the advice.  I think I'm going to send mine back, as I
was counting on VDPAU -- two of my tuners are HDHomeRun, and the
display is a 42" LCD so I was hoping for a decent quality output.  My
wife would never understand why some recordings play better than
others, or know what to do when it randomly locks up....