[mythtv-users] PVR500 in a Pundit?
MagicITX
magicitx at gmail.com
Fri Apr 15 03:45:09 UTC 2005
On 4/14/05, Christopher David Petersen
<christopher.david.petersen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 4/13/05, Niklas Brunlid <nbr at ticalc.org> wrote:
> > As I'm probably about to replace the PVR250 in my Pundit I have to decide
> > between a new 250, a 150 (or 150MCE or 150LP), or a 500. Has anyone used a
> > 500 in a Pundit (old or new)? Is it a tight fit? The 250 fits but there is
> > less than 1mm between the edge of the card and the metal case...
> >
> > / Niklas
>
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> I also would like to know if the PVR-500 will fit into the Pundit.
>
> Interesting that your PVR-250 has 1mm clearance in your Pundit. I have to
> contort my Pundit case to insert the PVR-250 and the card has less that zero
> clearance (I'm probably stressing the PCI riser card). I wonder if the
> Pundit's PCI slot is in violation of the PCI mechanical spec. or the
> PVR-250?
>
> I find that the Pundit is nearly a perfect low-cost machine for MythTV. Its
> only drawbacks are:
> - the PCI card size problem
> - the lack of optical sound ports on the back
> - the lack of FireWire on the back
> - the lack of linux drivers for the 4-in-1 card reader
> - single IDE header, single serial header
>
> But for only $130 you get a lot of what you need for a MythTV box:
> - Svideo, Composite, DVI, and VGA out.
> - small, quite form factor
> - integrated CPU fan
> - good linux driver support (except the 4-in-1 reader)
> - Integrated LAN
> - Integrated LPT port (for useful LEDs
> http://poormug.bitbucket.com/node/7/15#comment-15 )
> - socket 478 support for Northwood processors (much lower heat)
>
>
> --
> Christopher David Petersen
>
> MythTV 0.17 (from Jarod's guide)
> Asus Pundit (frontend & backend)
> 2.4 GHz Celeron
> 768 MB DDR333
> 200 GB Maxtor HD
> PVR-250 w/ RS 15-2116 remote
>
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The PVR500 is 135mm long (face of bracket to edge of card). The top
of the card is 5mm above the angle part of the bracket.
--
Tim
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