[mythtv-users] Advice on Building a Quiet MythTV Box?

[Florin Andrei]

Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:
> 
> What about not having any fans?  (Like no CPU fan, no power supply
> fan, no graphics hardware fan, etc?)

Very tricky.

There's a huge difference between no fan at all, and a system that has 
at least one fan somewhere. The latter is doable with some skill and 
some planning, the former is surprisingly difficult if you want good 
performance (HD).

A two-fan system (power supply and CPU) is very easy to build and 
usually pretty quiet, if you take the right steps.

> Also, what output jacks should I be looking for (in people's
> experience)?  Is RCA (3 plug) output enough?  Or should I go for a
> system that supports SVideo?  Or do I want a system that support HDMI?
>  Or is there some other output jack that I want a system to support?
> (Note... I'm not an expert on output jacks.)

You seem to be casting an exceedingly broad net. Don't you know what are 
the connectors on your own TV? Don't you know whether you need HD or not?

Clarify your objectives and a lot of these questions will get an 
automatic answer.

> Obviously, I'd also like the system to support a remote control.  And
> have wireless networking support.  But is there anything else I should
> desire in a system?

ditto

-- 
Florin Andrei

http://florin.myip.org/