[mythtv-users] How buff is enough? - Epia, Myth and DVD burning

[myth-lane at dowobeha.net]

So how does the Asus Pundit compare with the Epia ME6000 and Epia 10000?

I am going for a very quiet system. I am very hesitant to get a motherboard that
requires a fan on the processor. How quiet is the Asus Pundit?

Also, does the TV-out on the Pundit do hardware MPEG decoding like the Epia
boards do?

Cheers,
Lane

Quoting Gert van der Knokke <gertk at xs4all.nl>:

> For an all-in-one solution:
> Take an Asus Pundit and put in the PVR250 and a DVD burner
> CPU suggestion: Celeron 2.4 Ghz (or a P4 if you need to do serious MPEG2 
> editing/transcoding etc.)
> Harddisk 120 - 250  Gb
> 256-512 Mb RAM
> 
> The powersupply should be able to handle this but the fan might go in 
> the 'louder' mode with all things running..
> 
> >So, does this seem reasonable? Can all of that be done on a 600 MHz ME6000?
> If
> >not, does the 1 GHz Nehemiah on the Epia 10000 make for a noticably louder
> >system? Will the 70 Watt power supply provide enough power? Are the Via
> drivers
> >sufficiently stable for use on a MythTV box? Can anyone verify that the
> Epia
> >boards are supported for Shutdown/Wakeup functionality (I looked through
> the
> >nvram code and it appears to be supported there)? 
> >  
> >
> My second suggestion is to take the 1GHz AMD and make it into a nice 
> backend system.
> You can add more harddisks in such a big case if you need to.
> 
> Use a small Epia system as frontend or better: use a Pundit as frontend, 
> take the cheapest Celeron you can find, add some RAM (128 to 256Mb is 
> plenty) and a small quiet harddisk.
> With some work you can even make this system  netboot from the backend 
> and  you don't need a harddisk at all.. which should make a nice quiet 
> frontend with all bells and whistles you need (integrated 
> LAN/SOUND/VGA/TVOUT/PCMCIA/CARDREADER/USB etc.)
> AFAIK the Pundit can wakeup on timer also (haven't tried it yet)
> 
> The Pundit costs here in Holland about $150 as barebone (case, board and 
> powersupply)
> 
> >Wow. OK. That's enough for now. Any and all suggestions and comments are
> >appreciated.
> >  
> >
> 
> Gert
> 
> 
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