[mythtv-users] Nvidia ION frontend

[Ross Boylan]

On Thu, 2012-10-04 at 12:25 -0400, Tom Bongiorno wrote:
> I currently have 5 Nvidia ION frontends.  All playing HD and Blu-rays
> very well.  I use 8GB thumb drives or SD cards in all of them.  No
> problems at all.  I am not sure if bootup would be quicker with an
> SSD, but the expense was not justified for me.  I have long wanted to
> try standby mode, but never got around to it.  My latest frontends
> have been Zotac ZBox ID11 snagged on eBay for $125 each with $10 for
> an 8GB SD card. 
> 
> -Tom
I thought playing Blu-Ray, at least a random one with a commercial
movie, did not work because the format is locked down.  Even MS Windows
and Mac OS require special software, which seems to cost more than a
blu-ray player.  Are you saying that's not a problem, or are you just
using special Blu-rays, like ones you burned yourself?

Ross