[mythtv-users] Shuttle next-gen SFF PC exposed

[Todd Ignasiak]

On 2/22/06, Bryan Halter <bhalter at armyofpenguins.com> wrote:
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> Ross Campbell wrote:
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>  I have a couple of their original SFF boxen one of which I currently use
> for a diskless frontend.  It is a nice formfactor but I think the key to
> all of this is not smaller, but camoflaged.
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>  I think the key is to have your server and disk array in a soundproof
> closet and have fanless frontends.
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> To me, this is Shuttle's answer to the Mac Mini. I, for one, welcome
> our new even-smaller-form-factor overlords.
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> Reducing size and stopping noise is a great way to help camoflage something. ;)
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> -Ross
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>  Oh don't get me wrong the sound proof closet and diskless frontends setup
> is fantastic I'd just look forward to a less PCish looking frontend


Yeah, I agree.. But I think size is half the battle there.   The small PC
or  Mac Mini look a lot better than a mini-tower PC.

Another option for non-PC is the Roku Photobridge, running MythRoku.
http://www.rokulabs.com/products/photobridge/index.php
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