[mythtv-users] Cheap front end?

[Bryan Halter]

yan seiner wrote:

>I need a cheap front end...  Something small, cheap, and easy to install.
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>The following caught my eye:
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>http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/mini_itx/epia_cl/index.jsp
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>Would this be suitable?  Anyone know if the hardware mpeg2 will work?  
>Also, any chance of a similar board with DVI out?
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>Thanks,
>
>--Yan
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I've been looking at those too.  From what I've seen I'd go with a 
fanless SP which comes with built in MPEG4 decoding in addition to 
MPEG2.  There is Unichrome project support for both decoders last I 
heard.  This becomes important if you want to display HD content.