[mythtv-users] Replacing my fried FE/BE

[jr]

I think that I am going to try an MSI Cubi i3.

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Intel-Support-Barebones-936-B09611-001/dp/B00UK3L1Q4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461338869&sr=1-2&keywords=MSI+Cubi

Wish me luck!

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 8:48 PM, Karl Newman <newmank1 at asme.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 1:51 PM, jr <jraymyth at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been running a FE/BE on an Intel dq67ep for the past few years.
>> Very nice.  Haven't had to mess with the box since late 2014.
>> Unfortunately, lightening has penetrated all my defenses and I need to
>> build a new system.  Bleh.  I am content to get another of the same, but
>> honestly, I would like to replace it with some palm-size NUC-like system
>> that is capable of being a generic FE/BE driving a 4K TV. My tuner is a
>> silicon dust HDHomeRun Dual.   Is there any low-hanging fruit that fits?
>> For less than  $300?
>>
>> I was looking at the Liva X, but  that looks like a pure FE.
>>
>> Somebody did some testing using a Liva (Not the Liva X, I think, but
> those seem to be problematic anyway) as a backend system and reported good
> success. I seem to recall it was a similar setup using a network tuner.
> However, you won't get 4K resolution out of the Liva or the Liva X. Not
> sure what cheap-ish (assuming integrated graphics) options there are for 4K.
>
> Karl
>
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