[mythtv-users] New Pundit?

[Mark Knecht]

On 1/29/06, Henry Fleischmann <henry at fishcasa.com> wrote:
> George Landon wrote:
>
> >It looks Asus has introduced a new Pundit model, the P1-PH1.  It is
> >only listed on the Global site, so I'm not sure about availability.
> >Looks like they stuck with ATI for the chipset though.
> >
> >http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=1&l2=3&l3=0&model=999&modelmenu=1
> >
> >Anyone have more information on this from a Myth point of view?
> >
> >
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> >George V. Landon
> >PhD Candidate, Computer Science
> >Digital Media Networks Lab
> >University of Kentucky
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> It looks like SDPIF out is still behind the door on the front which is a
> pain since you have to have the door closed to turn it on or off. Plus
> it looks like crap with the door open so connecting to a receiver or amp
> is sort of not an option. Also, if you ever want to upgrade the video,
> you are still stuck with PCI which seems to be getting harder to find on
> the newer cards. My pundit-r has been running great as a front end for
> almost a year but my next big purchase will be a replacement this system
> that gives me a few more options.

Yeah, I agree. It also looks from the Asus spec that all the 1394
ports are on the front which is a drag if you want to use Firewire
hard drives, or possibly hook to a 1394 cable box...

Looks like a nice machine for a medium performance desktop machine though.

- Mark