[mythtv-users] UK - eBuyer offer on eMachines SFF, frontend ?

[Robert Longbottom]

On 6 Aug 2011, at 03:01 PM, "mythtv ." <mythtv at harley-jones.co.uk> wrote:

> On 29 July 2011 10:39, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
> mythtv . wrote:
> 
> >I think you will find it will come with a PSU! I'd be seriously
> >worried if it didn't and have bought plenty of stuff from ebuyer in
> >the past.
> 
> They have confirmed that it does.
> 
> But having said that, I have bought stuff in the past that has come
> without PSU when you might expect it to be included.
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> eMachine 1401 u and running in a similar fashion to my Revo 3610:
> 
> Combined myth BE/FE with FE switchable via remote between MythFE and XBMC
> PS3 BD Remote via Bluetooth dongle
> Audio via HDMI
> Wireless or wired networking
> 
> Only mods required were to blacklist the default driver and use custom settings in XBMC for the audio (Myth 0.24.x autodetected it just fine)
> 
> Details here: http://www.harley-jones.co.uk/?p=135
> 
> I actually installed mythbuntu 10.04 first and then upgraded to 10.10 simply because I had a few issues with 10.10 straight off the disc but I think that turned out to be something stupid I had done
> 
> Martin

Nice. What's the power usage like?  In standby, idle, playing SD and playing HD?

I was planning on getting one of these for the living room, but I've setup an old compaq  SFF Pentium 4 PC with vdpau graphics and it seems to be doing well so far. In S3 suspend it only uses 4W, but when it's running it's more like 60W and playing back is around 70-80W I think. Which still isn't too bad. So I was just wondering if I could justify replacing it with one of these eMachines on the grounds of power consumption as an excuse to get one ;-)

Robert. 

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