[mythtv-users] Advice on cheap boxes for front-ends only

[enine]

Maybe a mini-ITX.  I have a 500Mhz fanless that I bought for less than $100 and a 12v in power supply for about $50 then a wall wart I found lying around.  I'm just running as an mp3 system currently so I'm not sure if its fast enough for mythtv.
 


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Jason Keirstead <mythtv at keirstead.org>
Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Date:  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:26:38 -0300

>I am looking at setting up a home-lan myth setup, where al l my equipment for 
>recieving signals ( sat dish boxes, cable boxes, encoder boxes ) will be in a 
>closet in the basement, and I will have a small, cheap, low power front end 
>box at every TV. This way I can capitalize on myth's backend / frontend 
>functionality.
>
>I was wondering what people have for advice for a low cost front end only box. 
>So far my prime candidate has been a suitably modded XBox, which seems to be 
>cheaper than most other solutions I have been pursuing ( including building 
>my own microATX based box ).
>
>Other solutions I have been thinking of are a low end laptops, or maybe single 
>board computers. However, I am kind of at a loss as to what my minimal 
>hardware requirements would be for a laptop to run as a front end.
>
>Any suggestions at all would be appriciated.
>
>
 

 
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