[mythtv-users] most energy efficient myth frontend?

[Yan Seiner]

I'm building an A/V system into our new RV.  I'm trying to find a PC 
that is small, rugged (SSD drives, fanless, etc) and uses as little 
energy as possible.

It will be used to run standalone myth.  It will never record or 
transcode, just play back.

Some of the source material will be HD but the playback will always be 
via composite.

Energy consumption is a huge concern.  I'm looking for something that 
can play back HD on composite output and use < 2A @ 12VDC.  And of 
course cost is a big concern as well.

I'd appreciate suggestions on CPU, minimum RAM, etc.  I know I can throw 
a GB of ram into a small box - but that GB will consume a few watts more 
than 256M.  In this application that's an issue.

I've transcoded movies to run on my Zaurus - 320 x 240 resolution, 15 
fps, and it works fine with mplayer, so I know the bottom end is a 
400MHz ARM chip with 64 MB.  But I'd prefer something that doesn't need 
transcoding and that doesn't have a curses interface.

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