On 8/16/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Fredrik Hallgarde</b> <<a href="mailto:mythtv@tedde.nu">mythtv@tedde.nu</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;">
Joacim J skrev:<br>><br>> On 8/15/07, *<a href="mailto:jedi@mishnet.org">jedi@mishnet.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jedi@mishnet.org">jedi@mishnet.org</a>>*<br>> <<a href="mailto:jedi@mishnet.org">jedi@mishnet.org
</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jedi@mishnet.org">jedi@mishnet.org</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> > Hello,<br>> ><br>> > I am thinking of building a new MythTV box for use in the living<br>> room and
<br>> > therefore need to keep the noise low. I have never used a VIA<br>> EPIA card<br>> > but<br>> > it's tempting to build the system on that.<br>> > So we assume that I are building on VIA EPIA platform...
<br>> ><br>> [deletia]<br>> > * I have looked at VIA EPIA MII12000, would that be a good<br>> choice or do<br>> > you<br>><br>> How well does kind of setup handle h264 video?
<br>><br>> That would be the only thing that might be a show stopper. My A64<br>> 3500+<br>> and X2 3800+ systems have not been able to handle h264 adequately<br>> well.<br>> Basic playback was possible but navigation didn't quite work.
<br>><br>> Definitely don't skimp on the frontend in terms of looks and<br>> noise/heat.<br>><br>> Otherwise it will be sitting there in front of your face reminding<br>> yourself how ugly it is, constantly on a day by day basis.
<br>><br>> A mac mini makes a really cool living room frontend but I don't know<br>> if it meets your requirements.<br>><br>> > recommend other (what do you have)?<br>> > * Would that be able to run both frontend/backend?
<br>> > * Is it compatible with Kubuntu/MythTV?<br>> > * Would you recommend CompactFlash or harddrive if a frontend<br>> only box?<br>><br>><br>><br>> Thanks for your answers..<br>> I think VIA EPIA MII12000 have support in OpenChrome since it uses
<br>> CLE266.<br>><br>> From the discussion so far I think the following setup-steps<br>><br>> Step 1 - Configure the server (AMD X2 3800+, 2 GB)<br>> - Throw my existing Kworld DVB-T card in the server<br>
> - Purchase a new dual DVB-T ( HAUPPAUGE WINTV NOVA-T 500) card for the<br>> server (in total 3 receivers)<br>> - Get those capture cards working on Kubuntu Feisty<br>> - Install MythTV Backend<br>><br>> Step 2 - Configure existing HTPC (home cinema with Kubuntu Feisty AMD
<br>> Athlon 3200+, 1 GB)<br>> - Install/configure MythTV frontend to the server<br>> - Evaluate the setup<br>><br>> Step 3 - Setup a new lightweight HTPC<br>> - Specify the hardware configuration and get it started :)
<br>> - Configuration so far....(until you get me on better thoughts :) )<br>> + VIA EPIA MII12000<br>> + 1 GB RAM<br>> + IDE-CF adapter<br>> + 4 GB CF card<br>> + Samsung Slimline DVD burner<br>
> + MCE Remote<br>> + Nice looking case<br>><br>I would consider the SP13000 as it has Mpeg4 accelerator as well as a<br>Mpeg2 decoder (see the "Comparing the EPIA SP and the EPIA M" section of<br><a href="http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=444#p1628">
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=444#p1628</a> for details.) it also has<br>SATA which might be of interest if you ever re-deploy the card for other<br>use etc.<br>I would not expect any available Epia card to handle h264 video.
<br><br>If you consider any other Epia card than your intended MII12000 I must<br>advice you to read about the chipset support closely, the CN400 in the<br>SP13000 is fairly well supported and is capable of quite high<br>
resolutions (but does not necessarily have the CPU perf to use it)<br>whereas CN700 has limited linux support and some other limitations.</blockquote><div><br><br>Ok, I have revised my frontend setup (not yet ordered)<br>
+ VIA EPIA SP13000G<br>+ 1 GB RAM<br>+ Samsung Spinpoint 160 GB 2.5" 5400RPM HDD (silent)<br>+ Samsung Slimline DVD burner<br>+ MCE Remote<br>+ Nice looking case<br><br>Some questions...<br>- Would it be possible to run complete MythTV (frontend and backend + requirements such as MySQL) on this setup and not having resource problem (lack of CPU power etc)??
<br>- Since this motherboard have a fan, how much noise does it generate? (compared to a AMD Athlon64 3500+ with Zahlman fan which I have in the home cinema)<br><br>The preliminary plan is to have it as frontend only since I have a TV-card installed in the server. I have tested towards this server with a laptop as frontend but are not completely satisfied and want to have a fallback to able to run a full MythTV setup on it. Would it then be better to leave VIA EPIA and go for a AMD based system; in that case what CPU would you recommend? (enough CPU, cool and quite,..)
<br><br> </div></div>-- <br>Regards<br>Joacim