[mythtv-users] ASUS Pundit Questions

[Purchase, Steven]

> People seem to suggest that the VGA out on the
> Pundit does not perform as well as the SVideo
> out. Is that everyones experience?
>
> I had been hoping to use VGA out into a TV as
> I'd heard that often SVideo out will leave you
> with black borders and maybe even a green line
> down one side... do those issues occur with the
> SVideo out on the Pundit? Or is it an issue with
> the TV used rather than the device?

The VGA is perfect for me. I used that to setup the box before moving to a
TV over S-Video.

The S-Video TV out on the SiS drivers doesn't support overscan yet to
completely fill up the screen, but the borders are tiny on my TV anyway so
I'm not worried. No green lines either.


> Has anyone experimented with remote controls for
> the Pundit? The one thing it does lack is an IR
> port :-( I guess I'll have to get an IR dongle
> and use lirc. Has anyone found a nice one that
> would look good next to the Pundit? Probably
> even harder as I'm in the UK :-(

I use a IR keyboard plugged into PS-2. Hence I don't use LIRC, etc. Found it
at a local computer fair (I'm in UK as well).


> I also assume that there is going to be no way
> to turn on the Pundit via remote control?

There is an option to turn on via a keypress which would be perfect for me -
but I haven't tried it yet.


> Does the Pundit hardware support any kind of 
> hibernate/standby mode like laptops have? I was
> wondering if using that would give quicker 
> startup/shutdown times than closing the machine
> down fully and booting up normally?

I believe it does, like most modern mobos.


> And final question... how loud is it really? It's
> marketed as being quiet... but is it really?

A LOT quieter than the Shuttles I've seen in action. Mine's sitting out in
plain sight and currently making just a little more noise than I'd like. I'm
really picky tho, and I have always planned to put it under the TV behind
glass.

-- 
Steve