[mythtv-users] Why cant we make a STB?

[jedi]

On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 03:45:25PM +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Travis Tabbal <travis at tabbal.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 1:18 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> It would also be nice that the case did not cost something ridiculous
> >> like $150 US.
> >
> >
> > No kidding. About $50 should be more than reasonable for the amount of metal
> > we're talking about here. I have a dead Directv Tivo box, I should gut it
> > and see what I can cram in there. I bet I could get at least a mini-ITX
> > based system in there,
> 
> you can get those little fellas anywhere, look at mini-itx.com for ideas.

   ITX dramatically reduces your options. A good low profile mATX case would
allow for a nice VDPAU enabled minimac or appletv knockoff today rather than
at some unspecified point in the future.

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