[mythtv-users] Ahanix D.Vine cases

[Andrew Hogue]

Hi,

Have you looked at the SilverStone cases?, they are cheaper and look as
nice as the D.Vine in my opinion.  http://www.silverstonetek.com
-- Andrew


On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 blacklion at blacklion.org wrote:

> So I'm looking to replace my current microATX case with a nice looking
> HTPC case.  I REALLY like the looks of the Ahanix D.Vine cases, but I
> have a couple of concerns.  The mailing list archives has some traffic
> about these cases, so I'm hoping that somebody here can help me.
>
> 1. Are there any problems with cooling?  I have a Chaintech 7NIF2 board
> with an AMD 2500+ Barton.  I noticed that the D.Vine cases have openings
> for 60mm case fans.  That's what I have in my current case and I don't
> like them.  Either you get a fan that moves a decent amount of air and
> you get a lot of noise, or you get a silent fan that hardly makes a
> difference.  Will I need to add fans to these cases?
>
> 2. Has anyone gotten the VFD and IR modules to work with LCDproc and
> LIRC?  I noticed in the archives that there is a difference between the
> VFD on the Series 5 cases and the VFD on the other cases (USB vs.
> parallel).
>
> 3. This is more of a MythTV question, but the Series 6 case supports two
> DVD/CD drives.  Does Myth support 2 drives and how do you tell it which
> drive to use?
>
> I'm also investigating the Kanam cases.  I've looked at the Antec cases,
> but I haven't seen one that doesn't look like a computer case.  I'm
> trying to get this to blend in with my other stereo components.  If
> anyone has any advice on any other nice HTPC cases, feel free to sound
> off.  Meanwhile, I'm still investigating other options that I found in
> the archives.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dalen
>
>
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