[mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless solution

[Chris Gackstatter]

After reading all this about the mini-mac and then someone talking about
water cooled I am convinced I made the right decision to go with the Roku
HD1000 photobridge.  

 

 http://www.rokulabs.com/products/photobridge/index.php

 

Pros

-          it is relatively cheap -$299

-          it is fanless

-          build specifically for HDTV  but works fine with SDTV as well

-          The portion of MythTV that is already done works great (front end
record and watch live TV)

-          The roku comes with an remote that will control all of the
functions currently available for MythRoku (MythTv roku frontend) 

-          Roku as a company is committed to open software and provides a
Roku SDK free of charge.

-          Runs other great apps for integrating your PC to your Home
entertainment center (ie: Slim Server and others)

 

 

 

Cons

 

-          it will only run mythTV as a front end

-          The MythTV port is not completely done 

-          it is new and has a small but growing developer base for MythTV

 

I use this product every day, my young kids use this product, and we all
love it.

 

Chris

 

 

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Ricardo Kleemann
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless
solution

 

Hi guys,

 

This is not a fanless solution, but what do you guys think of this? How does
this hardware stack up for mythtv?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16856140003

 

It's only $125 with a rebate, just add the cpu, memory, disk. It already has
a video card with TV-out...

 

Ricardo

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From: Alex Brekken <mailto:brekkal at gmail.com>  

To: Discussion <mailto:mythtv-users at mythtv.org>  about mythtv 

Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:12 PM

Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless
solution

 

Well I'm not sure I'd call the Mini inexpensive (maybe compared to other
Mac's), but the form factor is pretty tough to beat.  Is HD even a remote
possibility on a Mini, or is it out of the question?  I assume you can't use
hardware acceleration like XvMC....  If it can't do HD, is the CPU the
problem, or the vid card?  I'm just thinking that if I wait a bit, maybe
Apple will come out with a next-gen Mini with more power.  



On 10/6/05, Jake <jakeisawake at gmail.com> wrote: 

i remember seeing someone post somewhere, can't remember if it was
this list or irc or what, that had built the mac mini into their tv
housing.  he had a website with pictures, i think he had some sort of
big dlp tv but apparently that worked and i thought it was pretty cool 
at the time.
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