[mythtv-users] Awsome Case For Myth Frontend!

[Steve Atkins]

On May 2, 2007, at 10:55 AM, Jake Palmer wrote:

>> Maybe a USB VFD / IR receiver?  Don't know if they make those.
>>
>> There'd better be a DVD drive as there is only one internal 3.5" bay
>> according to newegg, which you'd probably want to save for a hard  
>> drive!
>>
>>              --Geoff Mishkin <gmishkin at bu.edu>
>>
>> David Frascone wrote:
>> > Only things missing are the VFD and IR reader!
>> >
>> > It has the slot, so I assume that a dvd reader is included?
>> >
>> > -Dave
>> >
>
> DVD drives use 5.25" slots, not 3.5".  And looking at the pictures  
> and the specs, it definitely does NOT include a drive.  The only  
> slot load drive I see on newegg is $150.  Add that to the CPU, RAM  
> and hard drive and you're probably looking at almost $700 all up.   
> Pretty spendy, but it does look nice.

The manufacturer spec says that it has a slot for a slim notebook  
style DVD drive. They're about $30 - $60 depending on whether you  
want to be able to record with 'em. Throw in some RAM and a CPU and  
network boot it and it sounds like
a nice front end.

Cheers,
   Steve