[mythtv-users] Quiet cheap frontend for 1080p

[chris biddick]

As I recall, the issue that had me tied in knots was Audio... Getting the
hdmi audio channel configured correctly.  I think the video portion was
pretty automatic.  Then the upgrade from .24 to .25 broke the audio and I
had to monkey with settings to get it back. once its setup, the zbox is
fantastic.
On Oct 5, 2012 7:15 AM, "Tom Bongiorno" <two.bits.11 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:16 AM, chris biddick <c.biddickfam at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I have had good luck with a Zotac zbox ion d525.  Its tiny, almost
>> perfectly silent.  I have it setup as the primary FE/secondary BE.  It is
>> recording 2 programs from my HD HOMERUN to USB drive.  Playback with vdpau,
>> 1080 is fine. Commflag jobs run quickly while I'm asleep.  I got mine with
>> DVD player, probably should have spring for blue Ray...  Control it with
>> mythmote, or simple mce remote.  Now using a xmas gift harmony 700 instead
>> of mce.
>> I will say it seemed to playback better in .24 than it does now in .25.
>> I'm still on fence about .25, seems buggy.
>> Initial setup of the zotac ( in .24) had me searching internet for
>> settings for about a week though.
>> Good luck with whatever you choose .
>> Chris
>> On Oct 4, 2012 8:13 PM, "MonkeyPet" <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Anyone have a suggestion? I want a quiet mythtv frontend capable of
>>> doing 1080p. Fanless is preferred, but if it is really quiet that will be
>>> okay. Small enough to be set top box. Also want it cheap so I can buy
>>> multiple. No I don't want media players since I already own two and I also
>>> like the commercial skip feature of mythfrontend. Also I don't want to use
>>> samba or upnp to access the mythtv backend. Just want to run the
>>> mythfrontend in all its glory.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
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> I too am running the three of ZBoxes you speak of.  What setting were you
> searching for a week?  I have had no problems, with no special
> configuration other than selecting VDPAU.  Of course, I am using Mythbuntu
> which makes it pretty turnkey.
>
> -Tom
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