[mythtv-users] Re: motherboard selection

[Nick Breau]

So is the m6000 powerfull enough for all mythtv functionality including
liveTV ?

so if i went it an m6000, PVR250, 512RAM and 120gig hdd  and case I'd be
ready to rock and roll ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "martin north" <martin at chipsandpeas.com>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:39 AM
Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: motherboard selection


> Nick Breau writes:
>
> > I'm looking at building a myth box using a via epia board... If I'm
using a pvr-250 tuner what would be the cheapest/low-cost via epia board I
could get away with ? Are there any other micro mobo's that have everything
built in like the via epia ?
> >
> > thansk,
> > Nick.
> >
> >
>
> The EPIA-M6000 (although the EPIA-M II is now out which has the addition
of
> a PCIMCIA/CF slot at the back).
>
> The M6000 board has the MPEG2 hardware decoder and the advantage of having
a
> passively cooled CPU on board, which means it is nice and quiet.
>
> If you are planning to do a lot of Divx/MPEG4 stuff through you really
> should get the more powerful M10000 (although it is a fan cooled CPU)
>
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