<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 September 2011 23:19, Tom Bongiorno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:two.bits.11@gmail.com">two.bits.11@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:49 AM, Raymond Wagner <<a href="mailto:raymond@wagnerrp.com">raymond@wagnerrp.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On 9/2/2011 02:16, <a href="mailto:john.baab@gmail.com">john.baab@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
>> There are some pre-built ion boxes too, which generally have smaller<br>
>> cases but don't give you the flexibility of building your own.<br>
><br>
> Pre-built or not, Atom-based systems have zero flexibility. The CPU<br>
> does not have enough power to do anything of interest, multimedia<br>
> related, so you're stuck with whatever the capabilities of your hardware<br>
> decoder (VDPAU) are. If you know exactly what you want your frontend to<br>
> be capable of, and you know all that is supported by VDPAU, and you have<br>
> no desire for future expansion, then an ION system will work fine. If<br>
> you want a good, flexible frontend, then you want something with a real<br>
> processor.<br>
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</div>I agree it is important to consider Raymond's points when selecting<br>
hardware. I fall on the side of cheap, small, and quiet. My last two<br>
builds cost me just over $200. I have been using Zotac IONITX and<br>
ZBOX products with much success. I have switched to ION2 also, and<br>
the have purchased ZBOX HD-ID11-U models for my last two builds, but<br>
would consider the HD-ID40-U model as well.<br>
<br>
Remotes are personal preference, but I listed mine below. I basically<br>
use the receiver only and programmable macro based JP1 remotes, but<br>
that is a different topic.<br>
<br>
<br>
System (~$200):<br>
Zotac ZBOX HD-ID11-U<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Core-Barebone-System-ZBOX-HD-ID11-U/dp/B003N198UG" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Core-Barebone-System-ZBOX-HD-ID11-U/dp/B003N198UG</a><br>
<a href="http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-HD-ID11&title=ZOTAC-ZBOX-HD-ID11-U-Atom-Dual-Core-D510-Intel-NM10-WiFi-A-V-GbE-Mini-PC-Barebone-System" target="_blank">http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-HD-ID11&title=ZOTAC-ZBOX-HD-ID11-U-Atom-Dual-Core-D510-Intel-NM10-WiFi-A-V-GbE-Mini-PC-Barebone-System</a><br>
<br>
Zotac ZBOX HD-ID40-U<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Core-1-8GHz-Barebone-System-ZBOXHD-ID40-U/dp/B004NBZ8OA/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Core-1-8GHz-Barebone-System-ZBOXHD-ID40-U/dp/B004NBZ8OA/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-HDID40U&title=ZOTAC-ZBOXHD-ID40-U-Atom-Dual-Core-D525-1-8GHz-Intel-NM10-WiFi-A-V-GbE-Mini-PC-Barebone-System" target="_blank">http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-HDID40U&title=ZOTAC-ZBOXHD-ID40-U-Atom-Dual-Core-D525-1-8GHz-Intel-NM10-WiFi-A-V-GbE-Mini-PC-Barebone-System</a><br>
<br>
<br>
RAM (~$10-$15):<br>
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB 800MHz PC2-6400 DDR2 CL5 SODIMM Notebook Memory<br>
(KVR800D2S5/1G)<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H83X4U" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H83X4U</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Storage (~$10):<br>
Transcend 8 GB Class 10 SDHC Flash Memory Card TS8GSDHC10E<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VNKNEG" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VNKNEG</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Remote (~$5-$10):<br>
XBox DVD Remote/Receiver<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Movie-Playback-Kit/dp/B003XYMQVG/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Movie-Playback-Kit/dp/B003XYMQVG/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-PC-USB-Controller-CABLE-Gamepad-Adapter-NEW-/140599146910" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-PC-USB-Controller-CABLE-Gamepad-Adapter-NEW-/140599146910</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Xbox-DVD-Remote-Receiver-Only-0271-/140519431197" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Xbox-DVD-Remote-Receiver-Only-0271-/140519431197</a><br>
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-Tom<br>
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<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>are the zbox power supply's 110-240v or 110v only? <br>I've found the zbox hardware is alot pricer in AU and have turned my eyes to ebay but have been holing off on the uncertanties on the power supply's.<br>
<br>Regards,<br></div></div><br>Anthony<br>