[mythtv-users] Quiet cheap frontend for 1080p

[Monkey Pet]

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca>wrote:

> At 12:23 PM -0500 10/9/12, Douglas Wagner wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:08 PM, jedi <<mailto:jedi at mishnet.org>jedi**
>> @mishnet.org <jedi at mishnet.org>> wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 07:34:48PM -0700, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
>>
>>>  On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:18 PM, jedi <<mailto:jedi at mishnet.org>jedi**
>>> @mishnet.org <jedi at mishnet.org>> wrote:
>>>  ....
>>>  >    They went back to Intel graphics.
>>>
>>>  Some of them have AMD/ATI graphics.  In both cases (Intel/AMD)
>>>  you would be running VAAPI rather than VDPAU.
>>>
>>
>>     The ones with ATI graphics are "upgrades" and they cost even more.
>>
>> Yea, when I was first looking at this an option the MacMini was about
>> $499 with a CPU / Memory that could handle the issue and the built in
>> graphics were "ok" enough that you could use them...not great by any means
>> but reported useable.
>> Now it looks like you're looking at about $700 for a system that would be
>> considered "in spec" these days.  That's too much, even for the form factor
>> you won't find anywhere else.
>>
>
> The rumour mill thinks that the Mini may be updated soon.  Eg:
>
> http://appleinsider.com/**articles/12/10/08/mac-mini-**
> supply-drying-up-could-signal-**ivy-bridge-update<http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/08/mac-mini-supply-drying-up-could-signal-ivy-bridge-update>
>
> Also, after that, the  now-current version will be available in the
> Refurbished section of the Apple Store at a discount.


My current mythfrontend is the first generation intel mac mini running
ubuntu.  Works decent, but some videos are jerky on it.  That mini runs
very hot and has a fan. I am going to keep on eye on the refurbished mini
supply though.


>
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> Craig
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