[mythtv-users] MythTV & EPIA MotherBoards Suggestion

[Ow Mun Heng]

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Okay.. here's a table of the features and the prices. Which one has the
> best Bang for the Buck and of course the easiest install :-)
> 
> Addition to that, I really would like to know if anyone's been able to
> get LIRC to work using a normal built in Laptop IRDA port or what about
> those supplied by these EPIA boards?? (CIR/FIR ports)
> 

ML 		M		MS
MPEG2 		MPEG2 		MPEG2 
6 Ch Snd	6 Ch Snd	6 Ch Snd
NONE		NONE		Optional TV Encoder
NONE		NONE		CF Adapter BuiltIn
1 Serial(&1	1 Serial(&1	2 Serial Port
NONE		Floppy		NONE
VGA/RCA TV out  VGA/S-Video/RCA	S-Video/RCA/SCART/
		TV Out		Component
USD ???		USD178		USD252

On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 14:43, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 10:57, Curtis Stanford wrote:
> > I use an M10K Nehemiah. Not exactly new but works fine. Plays mpeg2 
> > video at about 20% CPU usage.
> 
> Okay.. here's a table of the features and the prices. Which one has the
> best Bang for the Buck and of course the easiest install :-)
> 
> Addition to that, I really would like to know if anyone's been able to
> get LIRC to work using a normal built in Laptop IRDA port or what about
> those supplied by these EPIA boards?? (CIR/FIR ports)
> 
> ML
> M
> MS
> MPEG2 Accelerator
> MPEG2 Accelerator
> MPEG2 Accelerator
> 6 Channel Sound
> 6 Channel Sound
> 6 Channel Sound
> NONE
> NONE
> Optional TV Encoder
> NONE
> NONE
> CF Adapter BuiltIn
> 1 Serial Port (+onboard
> Optional)
> 1 Serial Port (+onboard
> Optional)
> 2 Serial Port 
> NONE
> Floppy
> NONE
> VGA/RCA TV out
> VGA/S-Video/RCA TV-Out
> S-Video/RCA/SCART/Component
> USD ???
> USD178
> USD252
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > On Jan 27, 2005, at 7:48 PM, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > 	Appreciate some help on choosing a EPIA MB that has the best
> > > probability of success with running MythTv.
> > >
> > > The choices I have are
> > >
> > > M1000
> > > MS1200
> > > V800
> > >
> > > I'm hoping to set it up as follows:
> > > LIRC
> > > Gentoo Linux
> > > TV-Out
> > > IDE Hard Drive.
> > >
> > > The thing which worries me now is how to get LIRC as well as TV-out to
> > > work. I've noted that the EPIA comes with
> > >
> > > 1x CIR Connector
> > > 1x FIR Connector
> > >
> > > Is there a difference between these 2 different connectors? I believe
> > > that CIR is preferred right? (consumer Infra Red?) I've not been able 
> > > to
> > > get my Laptop's (Dell D600) to work with it's internal IrDa and LIRC.
> > >
> > > I'm hoping that I will get more luck with this. Would Appreciate a
> > > response.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Ow Mun Heng
> > > Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz
> > > 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!!
> > > Neuromancer 10:43:34 up 1:17, 7 users,
> > > load average: 1.32, 1.00, 0.92
> > >
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Ow Mun Heng
Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 
98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! 
Neuromancer 15:10:20 up 5:44, 6 users, 
load average: 2.06, 1.67, 1.38