[mythtv-users] The Horizontal Pundit
Joe Schmidt
joe_schmidt at nospammail.net
Thu Jun 12 04:53:22 EDT 2003
Chris Petersen wrote:
>>The Pundit looks like it is indended to be used as a tower. I'm thinking
>>I might buy it sometime, but I was wondering if anyone who has it is
>>using it sideways, like a desktop case. I'm concerned that the panel
>>might look weird, vents might be covered, or anything else I can't tell
>>from a photo. Also, any other cases or barebones systems similar to it?
>>By that I mean a mostly aluminum case that can be oriented horizontally
>>that uses full-size PCI cards. (I also think that PCMCIA port is rad)
>>
>>
>
>It's built to be a "tower" (it's too small to really call it a tower).
>It'll "work" on its side, but the intended bottom of the machine is raw
>metal (no pretty paint), and has a foot that locks into it. You can
>remove the foot to turn the machine onto its side, but that'll leave you
>with one of the sides of your now-horizontal machine looking pretty
>crappy.
>
>And like the other said, you'll need to raise it up to get at the front
>panel.
>
>-Chris
>
>
Thanks for the advice and warnings, Chris, Christopher, and Robert. If I
end up buying it, the rubber feet sound like a good idea. I'd probably
have it inside of a TV stand, so the bare metal on the bottom wouldn't
show. I think I saw some aluminum-looking spray paint or vinyl dye at
Home Depot last time I was there, maybe I could get it to match.
OT: Do any of you folks actually use that PCMCIA slot? ;-)
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