[mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
Richard Garnish
rabies at meep.org
Fri May 13 14:04:06 UTC 2005
I have given myself the challenge of fitting a fully self-contained myth
box (mini-itx board, tuner card, HDD, optical drive, etc.) into the form
factor of my mini separates (8.5" width, no taller than 3.5"). I wanted
something completely fanless, and that would not look out of place in
the living room.
I looked long and hard at the Silverstone LC02 as a compromise (not
half-width, but definately WAF), but in the end have embarked on
building a case from scratch, using a couple of hefty heatsinks as the
side panels, using heatpipes salvaged from a passive VGA cooler kit to
direct the heat away from the CPU/northbridge. Maybe I should start
selling them commercially if the first model works well :)
Richard
On Tue, 2005-05-10 at 18:23, Anil Gupte wrote:
> My project to create my own MythTV box has run into some trouble from
> the boss. My wife does not want a big ugly computer next to the TV.
> Any suggestions on manufacturers of boxes that look good? Basically,
> a nice looking horizontal PC. I would prefer not to build my own,
> because it has been more than 10 years since I did, but I could. I
> understand the VIA motherboards have some special characteristics that
> make them attractive for PVRs. Are there boxes that use that use that
> motherboards? Any thoughts welcome.
>
> Anil Gupte
>
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