[mythtv-users] Mac Mini and Broadcom Crystal HD PCI Express mini-card
Frank Merrill
fmerrill1 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 1 02:01:29 UTC 2010
On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>
> I never thought the mini to USB was a good idea, it's nice to have a valid
> reason for thinking so.
>
> I just hate to toss those old AGP motherboards. Most of them that I have have
> reasonably fast CPUs, some dual-core (FX-60s), and I can't use the CPUs, the
> AGP cards or the RAM in newer mobos. Socket 939 mobos with PCIExpress are not
> common items these days.
>
> I guess the planned obsolescence worked.
>
> But I have some thin clients with mini-pcie, and Intel graphics, it will be
> nice to be able to use them as HD display devices.
>
I looked through this thread again and never saw mention of a mini to
USB adapter, but if you are referring to my mention of an adapter, it
was a PCIe Mini to PCIe X1 adapter.
The PCIe Mini spec has both PCIe X1 and USB 2.0 buses, but my point
was about using the adapter to put the Bcom into a PCIe X1 slot, not
to connect it via USB (the adapter card will actually do both though).
That would allow the throughput it needs.
FWIW, that adapter is $25USD plus shipping. So for about $50 USD you
could get the Bcom card, and the adapter card and use it with a
motherboard that has an available PCIe X1 slot (or any available PCIe
slot), and use any Intel, ATI, Nvidia or other IGP that can at least
support the resolution desired.
The adapter schematic here shows that it's a pretty simple adapter:
http://www.aeneas.com.cn/PDF/ex/MP1_schematic.pdf
I did see that Jarod mentioned one of his had a PCIe X1 interface
instead of a PCIe Mini interface, which would eliminate the need for
any adapter.
Frank
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