[mythtv-users] Re: ASUS Digimax Barebones

[Shawn Flynn]

NCIX carries them... $610 cdn... I'm almost tempted to go this way for my
frontend box.

http://www.ncix.com/search/?quicksearch=digimatrix&imageField.x=28&imageField.y=11


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emlyn Bolton" <emlyn at expats.no-ip.org>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Re: ASUS Digimax Barebones


> Thanks for the links!
>
> Now I just need to find a Canadian supplier....
>
> :)
> E
>
> >> Has anybody looked at the ASUS DigiMax box as a MythTV device?  It's
> > not
> >> cheap, but it is _very_ cute.  Would sit nicely next to the hi-fi and
> >> plenty of features.
> >
> > I have MythTV up and running on the Digimatrix, it runs well and the
> > system is absolutely tiny and very quiet.
> >
> > Total cost of my system was about $720 from ZipZoomFly.com for a 2.4
> > Ghz, 160 gig, 512 megs ram system. Considering how much hardware the
> > Digimatrix has built in (CD-R/DVD, 7-in1 card reader, WiFi, TV tuner, FM
> > Tuner, HDTV out, remote) and the fact that it is in such a tiny custom
> > case I don't think it was such a terrible deal. My biggest gripe is that
> > the optical SPDIF out is on the *front* of the case which is just a
> > terrible design choice :)
> >
> > Everything except for the LCD screen, volume control and remote are
> > working under linux. I haven't had much time to work on it as I am in
> > the middle of a move, but as soon as I get settled down I will be back
> > at it. Most of the chips used in the system are relatively well known,
> > so hopefully it shouldn't be too difficult. (although if anyone has any
> > contacts in Asus that would be useful :)
> >
> > Here is a discussion board:
> > http://www.outertrack.com/digimatrix
> >
> > Some links to getting linux running:
> > http://people.easter-eggs.org/~yack/digimatrix/
> > http://bluethunder.host.sk/digimatrix/index.htm
> >
> > --
> > Conor
> >
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