On 10/18/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mike Frisch</b> <<a href="mailto:mfrisch@isurfer.ca">mfrisch@isurfer.ca</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, October 18, 2005 3:22 pm, Steve Adeff said:<br>> was concerned more with processing power, but I think the Northwood can be<br>> had in speeds that will be able to playback this stream.<br><br>3.4GHz is the fastest S478 CPU that my local supplier carries, but that
<br>should be sufficient, shouldn't it?<br><br>Is there nobody on this list using the Digimatrix for 1080i?<br></blockquote></div><br>
I have been researching the Digimatrix for quite some time. It
can ONLY ONLY ONLY use the Northwood core P4 procs. The max speed
as I recall was only 2.8GHz (something like that). They stopped
making these procs so finding them might be difficult. From what
I understand, the remote IR sensor (onboard) is STILL included in the
newer versions that have the plug in for the keyboard IR. I have
found a forum that is strictly for LINUX development of this box.<br>
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<a href="http://outertrack.com/digimatrix/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=fcf77a5b8caf9559756c64b4e4e0ab4e">http://outertrack.com/digimatrix/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=fcf77a5b8caf9559756c64b4e4e0ab4e</a><br>
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Some people are using this as a backend/frontend machine. I think
that is a little silly personally. It is IDEAL for a frontend
only machine. You have 10/100 and 1GBs Ethernet onboard. I
would take out the WIFI card and the "tuner" card. From what I
hear, it's a piece and super difficult to setup. It's got SPDIF
optical out (all-be-it on the front). It can handle 1080i but NOT
1080p. The video can be a challenge to setup for non linux
users. I would try and network boot it off of my backend.
That way it can run with out a HDD and be even quieter. All in
all, an EXCELLENT project. Just my 2 cents.<br>
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Jim<br>