[mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms

Anil Gupte anil-list at icinema.com
Fri May 13 12:35:04 UTC 2005


Compaq has always sucked and they have always bee a little proprietary.  I gave up on them in 1987.  Only when I was forced to support Compaq for a client did I even touch one after that.  If only Carly had talked to me... :-)

Important question:  Is it necessary to configure the BIOS in some cases for Myth?

Anil Gupte
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jonathan Watmough 
  To: Discussion about mythtv 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms


  I think one of the Compaq high-end machines uses a Silverstone case.

  It shouldn't be surprising that readymade PCs generally have the cheapest available motherboard, case, PSU etc.

  I actually briefly capitulated and bought a Compaq Presario Desktop. It was decent value, but the machine is not real fast. The BIOS is not configurable, the memory runs with way too many waits (slow), the motherboard graphics (VIA Unichrome) are very slow (esp. compared with the Intel Extreme Mobo graphics) and suck at running the X screensaver GL stuff.

  I think I'm back to putting my own stuff together again.


  On 5/11/05, Anil Gupte <anil-list at icinema.com> wrote:
    Thanx all, but I am surprised there are no readymade PCs with these kinds of
    cases?

    Thanx,
    Anil Gupte

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "aaron" <memoryguy at gmail.com >
    To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:27 PM
    Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms

    On 5/10/05, Claude Gelinas agr. <claude at phyto.qc.ca> wrote:
    >
    > coolermaster make a lot of model that fit your home theater equipment.
    > the case are black, horizontal and make room for a atx motherboard so 
    > you can add everything you want in the box. the sylverstone I saw were
    > for microatx and the power supply were very small, 240 watt only
    >
    > need more power...

    The Silverstone LC-03 I have fits a standard ATX motherboard. I forget 
    what size PSU I put in, but I know it was more than 240.

    --
    aaron
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