[mythtv-users] Inexpensive, preassembled, VDPAU-friendly frontends

Scott D. Davilla davilla at 4pi.com
Mon Dec 1 03:42:52 UTC 2008


>  > What we need is a machine with an atom processor and an nvidia onboard
>>  chip. Perhaps Jeff is right, EPIA with a PCI video card.
>>
>>  Do any of those epia motherboards have a PCIe slot?
>
>to answer myself, this series does:
>
>http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/motherboards.jsp?motherboard_id=550
>
>Don't know exactly what "1 x 16-Lane PCI-E slot (Gen 1)" means in
>terms of compatibility with a video card.

Ouch, $251 for the SN10000EG and $281 for the SN18000G at logic 
supply. Running those numbers again;

$80      Intel ITX with dual-core atom 330
$20      512MB ram
$60      Nvidia 8400 w/ 512MB PCI

That's $160 right there.


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