On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 4:07 PM, JEDIDIAH <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jedi@mishnet.org">jedi@mishnet.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 06:21:13PM -0500, Jason Weida wrote:<br>
> Any reason this<<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856173001&cm_re=ion_330-_-56-173-001-_-Product" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856173001&cm_re=ion_330-_-56-173-001-_-Product</a>>(Zotac<br>
<div class="im">> MAG HD-ND01) is not a perfect general purpose frontend? I'm assuming that<br>
> Flash 10.1 will give me reasonable GPU accelerated YouTube/Hulu playback<br>
> right now, but I don't currently have any ION systems to test with. No OS<br>
> installed, just the hardware in an attractive package. Not available to<br>
> order today, so I'm signed up to be notified.<br>
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> I *almost* ordered<br>
</div>> this<<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856158007&cm_re=ion_330-_-56-158-007-_-Product" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856158007&cm_re=ion_330-_-56-158-007-_-Product</a>>(ASROCK<br>
<div class="im">> ION 330) for 50 bucks more and stumbled upon this guy. I think the<br>
> Zotac would be worth the wait.<br>
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</div>...you will have to tell us what the fan noise is like.<br>
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I have both a Revo and an Asrock 330 and find the fans slightly disapointing.<br>
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Although I don't think they are $250 - $400 worth of disapointment. '-)<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br>We have quite a few Revo's deployed and we have had no feedback that the fan noise is obtrusive... or even audible even in rooms like bedrooms where they might be more noticeable. I have one running as a FE at home in a bedroom mounted on the back of a TV and we have never heard the fan at all (and believe me I would definitely here about it if it were!!). <div>
<br></div><div>The Asrock's fan noise on the other hand is definitely noticeable and would not be a very good choice for a bedroom or other room where the unit might be left on for extended periods.<div><br></div><div>
All the best<br><div><br></div><div>Andrew<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Head of Software & Technology<br>Convergent Home Technologies Ltd<br><a href="http://www.dianemo.co.uk">www.dianemo.co.uk</a><br><a href="http://www.cascade-media.co.uk">www.cascade-media.co.uk</a><br>
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