[mythtv-users] Computer case recoomendations

[Robert Seaton]

What remote, and IR setup are you using with this case? The ungrounded
front plate (That's crazy) is a really good tip. 




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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 11:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Computer case recoomendations

My FE/BE Myth box is in an Antec Fusion case and I'm generally pleased
with it.  A few notes:

- It does look good.
- The case is well designed layout-wise
- Ventilation is superb
- Construction (factory assembly) is so-so: in my case there were loose
screws in my brand-new shrink-wrapped unit.
- It's a tight fit for the motherboard: make sure yours doesn't have
side IDE connectors, etc...
- Design flaw: the front plate (heavy brushed aluminium) is NOT
grounded. In theory this should be ok because it's covered with a
varnish so it's isolated from you, but in practice, the tiny recessed
bevels of the front panel buttons is not varnished (I guess the bevel
was made after the varnish had been applied).  In my carpeted
living-room, the computer would crash -hard- every time my finger got
close to the power button, whereas it had worked fine in my computer
lab.  After grounding the front panel, this problem disappeared. 
Unacceptable in such an expensive case, IMHO.
- Design flaw: the LCD display area indeed has space so you can add your
own IR receiver, and it's not difficult to do.  However, the glass
window in front of it is covered with IR-opaque paint. Duh...
- Design flaw: the case ventilates extremely well, however it's a bit
noisier than I was led to believe by the ads.  Especially noticeable
during the quiet passages of a movie.  I'm thinking of  disconnecting
one of the two case fans (they're the source of the noise. My heatsink
fan is silent).
- Annoyance: there's a HUGE volume-type button on the front of the case
that I can't use because there is no Linux driver for it and no
information is available (that I could find)  to write one.

Hope this helps


On Jan 26, 2007, at 4:20 AM, Robert Seaton wrote:

> I think I have narrowed my search down to either the Antec fusion, or 
> the Silverstone LC16M. The LC16M has more features, and has an 
> integrated IR receiver which in my opinion is a major plus. It also 
> has buttons for manual operation. I'm just wondering since this case 
> seems to be built for MCE, how hard it would be to get all of these 
> extra features working on Linux. The Antec fusion has a much better 
> design, however I would have to hack it in order to integrate the IR
receiver.
> Any opinions here from anyone? Input would be grateful.

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