[mythtv-users] Brand new hardware

[Andy Long]

Though I can't necessarily reccomend specific hardware (in the final
shopping stages myself), I can say watch out for those small form factor
cases that Dell makes.  We use those at work, and while they do save space,
they do NOT take full size PCI cards.  Since virtually any decent caputre
(and even most of the bad ones) are full size PCI, you'll have problems.

They are also quite difficult to upgrade, and can actually be pretty noisy
without some modifications.  The hard drives also get VERY hot in them.
For awhile, they were shipping them with those slimline Maxtor drives.  The
heat has caused about 50 of those drives to fail since we started using that
model 6 months ago (and this is out of about 600 PCs).

If you want small, I would suggest a shuttle box or the Antec Aria if you
want to put in your own motherboard.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Allen" <ryan at the-summit.net>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 8:19 PM
Subject: [mythtv-users] Brand new hardware


>
> Hi List,
>
>     If you were to purchase a brand new system, fully set up for MythTV,
>     save the hardware decoder perhaps, where would you go for the
>     system?
>
>     I'm thinking of something like:
>
>     P2.4 or Athelon equivalent
>     256 or 512 RAM
>     QUIET OPERATION
>     Small form factor (Dell mini towers are nice)
>     Good, well supported video card with TV out.
>
>     Any suggestions?  What worked well for you?  I've seen systems like
>     this for around $600 from Dell.  A more affordable solution is
>     always welcome :)
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     -- Ryan
>
>
> -- 
>
> +-------------------------------+
> |     ryan at the-summit.net       |
> | http://www.pnwtripreports.com |
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>


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