[mythtv] openbrick / frontend

[Larry Matter]

To keep a long story short, my 930Mhz Via EPIA M can just barely be a
mythfrontend.  No matter how good the geode is, at 300Mhz I don't think it
will work too well.  And if you want multiple frontends, you must always
capture so that it works on your weakest frontend.  This alone has
convinced me to invest in decent equipment for this project.

On the otherhand, for $300 I bet I could build a pretty kick-a$$ frontend
based on AMD and Micro ATX.  I'm working on it now, I'll let you know how
it goes.

Larry

> hi all...
>
> anyone ever heard of openbrick's? just read about it in a daily
> newsletter,  looks really interesting:
>
> www.openbrick.org
>
> OpenBrick is based on a Geode 300 MHz processor. It includes a 100 Mbps
> RJ45  connetcory, a parallele port, a dual USB port, a TV out, a VGA
> out, a serial  port, a PS/2 port for keyboard and mouse, a dual audio in
> port (line/mic), an  audio out port, a PCMCIA interface (WiFi,
> additional Ethernet) and a CF card  slot (slolid state disk). RAM can be
> extended up to 256 MB RAM. The enclosure  can contain a 2.5 inch hard
> disk.
>
> these "bricks" are available for about 300$, and i think they would be
> perfect  for a frontend-machione (no fan -> no noise), but i'm wondering
> if it has  enough power for decoding the stream?
> i'm still searching for a good solution, i have a server in my basement
> which  does all the backend-work, and i'm searching for a small
> frontend-machine,  thought of the xbox first, but this openbrick would
> fit even better...
>
> so can someone tell me if the geode 300 mhz would suffice for decoding?
>
> bye, stephan
>
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