[mythtv-users] What's the best HD frontend only hardware?

[Brian Wood]

On Feb 28, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Ronald Frazier wrote:

>> OK, I was wrong. Not $20, but half of that for 5GB:
>>
>> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ST650211CF-R&cat=FLM
>
> I haven't kept up on the technology (are they even manufactured
> anymore?) but last I knew they were slow and failure prone (though
> failure issues might just have been because of the handling they
> typically receive).

Perhaps, but I think they are faster than flash devices.

I have one of the original IBM units, it's been working for over 7  
years, but that might not be typical. Note also that those are  
"refurbished", I'm not sure how you would go about "refurbishing" one  
of those. I suspect it means that it tested good.

I've also seen "refurbished" CPUs, I'm not sure how one would refurb a  
chip, maybe straighten the bent pins? I suspect that actually means  
"pulls".

beww