<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I had the same considerations when buying
mine a couple of weeks back. The main issue I found with the Shutte design
is that all of them only have one PCI slot making it impossible to do a
solution with two tuner cards which is almost a must (at least in my opinion).
I ended up with an Asus Pundit-R which is also a small form-factor bare-bones
but with two PCI slots and onboard TV-out. After some initial issues with
getting drivers etc. I'm running smoothly (though there is a couple of
things I need to look into). Only issue with the Pundit is that you need
low-profile PCI cards - I currently have a Hauppauge PVR-250 in but it
is a VERY tight fit. The next one needs to be a low-profile e.g. LifeView
or similar.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I see you a mostly looking for DVB support
- my recommendation would be to start by finding a low-profile card before
looking into bare-bones...</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Let me know if you need any other opinions
straight from the liver... :-)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">lekkim</font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</font>
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<br><font size=3>Hello,</font>
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<br><font size=3>I've seen a few threads floating around on the subject
of various small form factor boxes and the various issues people are having
getting them up and running. I was thinking of getting a Shuttle SN45G
or the SN41G V2 - but then read the threads on issues with the nforce2
chipset etc. Now I'm really not sure what to get... :(</font>
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<br><font size=3>I'd be greatful if someone could point me in the right
direction of a SFF that's got good support for linux and works well with
mythtv. Since I'm going to be using a dvb card I'm looking for something
that will work under the 2.6 kernel.</font>
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<br><font size=3>I'm looking for something that supports the following:</font>
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<br><font size=3>1. One spare PCI slot to be uesd for a DVB card.</font>
<br><font size=3>2. On board 5.1 surround sound - which can be used when
playing dvds.</font>
<br><font size=3>3. S-Video for use with a tv.</font>
<br><font size=3>4. A motherboard capable of taking a reasonable CPU -
something that can decode an MPEG2 stream, or at least a motherboard that
has a graphics card that can decode MPEG2.</font>
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<br><font size=3>I'd also like to know whether it really is realistic to
build a small stable PVR that just 'works' everytime - it would be a real
shame to blow 300-350 GBP on something that doesn't quite work.</font>
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<br><font size=3>Thank you</font>
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<br><font size=3>- Jit</font>
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