[mythtv-users] Bottom-end MythTv Suggestions

[James Oltman]

I currently use an Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe for my front end with an Athlon
2500+ and 512 MBs of RAM and an Chaintec FX5200 graphics card.  I had
no idea what to expect from Myth when I first bought this hardware but
it is working out fine.  Just a little loud for my tastes so I am
thinking of replacing it with a DigiMatrix from Asus.  We will see
what time brings.  Welcome to the wonderful world of MythTV!

On 5/25/05, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/25/05, Adam Pash <adam.pash at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > is there any combination of motherboard (with onboard sound, and ethernet),
> > video card, and processor that anyone could recommend that would cost
> > somewhere in the $100-$200 range that are well-supported?
> 
> i'm currently using the Chaintech 7NIF2 mobo
> (http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=13&PISNo=15)
> which works great.  the only beef i have with it is that SPDIF support
> was discontinued right before i bought this board.  so if you want to
> be able to hook your MythBox up to a stereo receiver and listen to 5.1
> audio you're out of luck. :(  but i'm sure Chaintech has a newer model
> that supports SPDIF.  also look at Asus, ABit, Gigabyte...  you may
> find other models mentioned in the archives or KnoppMyth forum
> (although that's easier said than done...).
> if you find a mobo you think you'd like to try, you can check the
> KnoppMyth forums to see if anyone is using that model successfully.
> look under the Tier 1 topic or just search the forum.
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