[mythtv-users] Some Info on the Video Without Boundaries Boxes

Jesse Guardiani jesse at wingnet.net
Fri Apr 7 18:03:00 UTC 2006


Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> Warren wrote:
>   
>> Jesse Guardiani wrote:
>>     
>>> This looks like a really nice candidate for a mythfrontend system to an 
>>> SDTV, possibly capable
>>> of playing back HDTV at SDTV resolutions. I assume the OS is just loaded 
>>> on the HD? Or does
>>> it use a ROM for booting?
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> It's an OS on an HD.  I have been trying to get one of them stable 
>> enough to do exactly that.  The added bonus of a keyboard and remote 
>> control that are mapped to look like keyboard input without any 
>> additional drivers is nice too, but the main problem is keeping the 
>> damned thing stable.  Removing the APM and ACPI drivers from the 
>> kernel seems to help.  I am going to try removing PCMCIA as well since 
>> mine will be hardwired to my house network and I know that there have 
>> been historical problems with PCMCIA on this motherboard.
>>     
>
> Let us know what result you get. BTW, how are you "hard wiring" it to 
> the network if not via the PCMCIA?
> Does it have an ethernet port?
>   

NM. Found that one out myself:
http://reviews.designtechnica.com/firstlook67.html

-- 
Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at wingnet.net



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