[mythtv-users] ECS Liva BAT-MINI v1.0 Still OK as a FE?

HP-mini blm-ubunet at slingshot.co.nz
Mon Apr 11 18:57:10 UTC 2016


On Mon, 2016-04-11 at 08:01 +0200, Thomas Pontoppidan wrote:
> 2016-04-09 14:58 GMT+02:00 Tom Bongiorno <tbjr at bongohut.com>:
>         On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 6:10 AM, David Whyte
>         <david.whyte at gmail.com> wrote:
>         
>                 G'day all,
>                 
>                 
>                 My FE  (circa 2004 Pentium M with Intel graphics) is
>                 ready for replacing and I have seen good things about
>                 the ECS Liva line and they seem quite cheap...unless
>                 you live in Australia.
>                 
>                 
>                 Luckily, I am in the US this next week and thought
>                 about picking a couple up.  Through unfortunate
>                 timing, the Liva X on newegg seems to have increased
>                 considerably in price in the last week.
>                 
>                 
>                 I have found some of the original BAT-MINI ones at $70
>                 delivered (to the US) though on eBay.  Are these still
>                 recommended by those that have them?
>                 
>                 
>                 Regards,
>                 Whytey
>                 
>                 
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>         
>         
>         The short answer is yes. People still recommend them.
>         
>         
>         The Intel graphics are the only con I can recall, and even
>         then it is only a matter of personal preference. Since you are
>         accustomed to Intel graphics, you should have no issue. There
>         may have also been some initial configuration difficulties
>         mentioned and solved in the past.
>         
>         
>         -Tom
>         
>         
> It may be just me, but I never managed to solve the config
> difficulties on mine. When it runs it runs great, but I have two
> annoying issues when switching on my TV (the Liva is on 24/7):
>  
> 1) Screen resolution: Either Mythfrontend only fills 1/4 of the screen
> or it is over the borders. Restarting the frontend solves it
> 2) Audio is often missing. Sometimes solved by a frontend restart, but
> not always. Starting Kodi (and shutting it Down Again) is the only
> consistent solution I have found
>  
> Best regards,
> Thomas
>  
>  
2. Have you tried cycling thru the audio tracks (in playback) with the
"-" key?
Does this only happen with multichannel pass-thru (AC3 etc) over HDMI?




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