[mythtv-users] small form factor PCs?

[Derek Anderson]

those shuttle boxes, how is the noise level?
are they quiet enough for the living room?


Joe Reeves wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Chris Wieringa wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm looking at possibly building a new Myth box, but want something that will fit into an entertainment center and look nice.  So I'm looking at different possibilities with small form factors.
>>
>>I've originally been looking at getting a Mini-ITX Nehemiah M10000 and buying a Cubid 2699R case.  However, after pricing this out I'd be spending around $500 for a 1Ghz machine.  I'd rather be able to build a computer using regular AMD or Intel processors, as I'd like a little more horsepower than 1Ghz.  
>>
>>So I'm looking for a few things:
>>  1.  Slim-cases that look nice in an entertainment center.  I really am not handy enough to make my own case, so I definately will want to buy a case.  A horizontal case (instead of vertical) would be ideal.
>>  2.  A motherboard that will accept an Athlon XP or Pentium4 processor with integrated graphics / sound / network, and fits into the case.
>>  3.  Ability to have one PCI slot for a PVR-250.
>>  4.  As small as possible, while staying as quiet as possible.
>>
>>Are there really any good contenders besides the Mini-ITX stuff?
>>
> 
> 
> I use a Shuttle SN41G2 with a 1.4 Ghz Athlon. It supports the Athlon XP 
> series through the Barton cores and has a Nforce2 chipset. All the of 
> integrated hardware works well under linux as long as you use an Alan Cox 
> kernel. I actually use a WinTV DBX (model 401) for my tuner and do all of 
> my encode/decode in software and it works great. The form factor is what 
> Shuttle is calling it's XPC line. It looks pretty nice in my entertainment 
> center since it has a brushed aluminum case with a pretty blue power LED 
> on the front ;-)
> 
> ~Joe
> 
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