[mythtv-users] Bottom-end MythTv Suggestions

Andrew Close aclose at gmail.com
Wed May 25 15:18:54 UTC 2005


On 5/25/05, Adam Pash <adam.pash at gmail.com> wrote:

> is there any combination of motherboard (with onboard sound, and ethernet),
> video card, and processor that anyone could recommend that would cost
> somewhere in the $100-$200 range that are well-supported?

i'm currently using the Chaintech 7NIF2 mobo
(http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=13&PISNo=15)
which works great.  the only beef i have with it is that SPDIF support
was discontinued right before i bought this board.  so if you want to
be able to hook your MythBox up to a stereo receiver and listen to 5.1
audio you're out of luck. :(  but i'm sure Chaintech has a newer model
that supports SPDIF.  also look at Asus, ABit, Gigabyte...  you may
find other models mentioned in the archives or KnoppMyth forum
(although that's easier said than done...).
if you find a mobo you think you'd like to try, you can check the
KnoppMyth forums to see if anyone is using that model successfully. 
look under the Tier 1 topic or just search the forum.


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