[mythtv-users] what is the cat's ass of integrated "set top box" like hardware now?

[Tim Draper]

On 20 July 2011 16:20, Brian J. Murrell <brian at interlinx.bc.ca> wrote:

> On 11-07-20 11:12 AM, Tim Draper wrote:
> > if i were buying now, a core i3 and passive nvidia card would be high on
> my
> > list.
>
> OK.
>
> > i3's should give low power consumption- comparible to the atoms but with
> a
> > higher TDP and more processing capability for transcoding. (not that i do
> > transcode.. some people do though)Cheers,
>
> An Atom has served me very well since I have (and I should have
> mentioned this in my original posting) a separate backend that can have
> transcoding/commflagging horsepower if need be.
>
> So, this piece of hardware I am looking for is strictly a front-end only.
>
> Who is building an i3 based machine with a passively cooled nvidia card
> in a "set top box" format like the acer revo?  I think one term that has
> been coined for them is "nettop" although I'm not convinced that is
> universal.
>
>
http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/ASRock-Vision-3D-Core-i3-370M-4GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-DVD-RW-NVIDIA-GT425M-Black-Mini-HTPC-PC-%5BNo-Operating-System%5D_35642.html,
although it's a bit bigger than your revo form factor and also a bit more
expensive. that would certainly do a BE+FE system.

i tend to buy my own hardware and build myself rather than off the shelf
stuff. cant help much more tbh.
if it's just for a FE, then i agree an atom+ion system would be ideal. not
sure there are many passive systems that you can buy, but there are plenty
of passive component level products around. both zotac and Asus have
products out. grab a case from linITX or one of the other specialist places
and away you go.

Cheers,
> b.
>
>
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