[mythtv-users] Motherboard help

[Remco Treffkorn]

On Saturday 21 April 2007, Dag Nygren wrote:
> > > On 20 Apr 2007, at 14:09, Dag Nygren wrote:
> > >>> When I built my system I was unable to find a mAtx board with more
> > >>> that
> > >>> 2 PCI slots. I opted for an external video card (Nvidia 7600gs
> > >>> fanless)
> > >>> to help with noise.
> > >>
> > >> I might be able to get along with two slots, but more would be nice.
> > >
> > > That practically demands the response, "well, get a bigger case,
> > > then, and stop with all this microATX nonsense".
> > >
> > > <http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/lc16m/lc16m.html>
> >
> > Or, better yet, split your BE/FE combo in to two separate machines: one
> > backend where all the noise will be contained, and one quiet frontend.
>
> Yes, that is tempting, but have two problems in our house:
> - The antenna has a connection only where the TV is
> - A need for creating an ethernet connection between the two boxes.
>    At the moment I am using WiFi to connect the MythTV box to the outside
>   but that is not good enough for traffic between BE and FE.
>

Wireless 802.11g is not a problem with SD. I have not tried HD, but I can play 
a DVD iso file from my BE to my laptop without a problem. My laptop is the 
only wireless node.

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Remco Treffkorn (RT445)
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