[mythtv-users] Interesting fanless VESA-mount PC

[Paul King]

Jarett Creason wrote:
> On 10/9/07, *Mike LaPlante* <mike at dividia.net 
> <mailto:mike at dividia.net>> wrote:
>
>     Craig Partin wrote:
>     > Can it play HD in linux?  Are there drivers for all of the
>     hardware in
>     > this thing?  If so it could be the ultimate frontend for
>     flatscreen HD
>     >  sets.
>     >
>     >
>     I'm thinking the same. I'm guessing all hardware has Linux support
>     since
>     there is a "ship with Linux" option. Also, if this device is the
>     same as
>     this (http://www.fiire.com/fiire-station.php) which is used with
>     LinuxMCE, then I'd say hardware compatibility should not be an issue.
>     HD remains the only big question for me. I might see if I can find
>     some
>     LinuxMCE users success stories on this thing, hopefully some of them
>     have been using it for HD. Also kind of hoping that without the Fiire
>     Station branding it could be found somewhere cheaper than $899.
>
>     Oh, and I'd like to confirm that the VESA mount is "pass through" like
>     you can still use wall mount after putting the PC on the back.
>     Anyone know?
>
>     Mike
>
>
> I read a little more on the Fiire site, and found a link to a quick 
> start guide for the Fiire Stations.  It shows that the VESA mount is 
> "pass through", but I'm not sure if it's the 75 or 100mm standard... 
>
> Also, they claim, "The FiireStation runs LinuxMCE and can be used as a 
> standard medium-performance PC. However, it also has specialized video 
> decoding hardware to provide the best video quality, and offload all 
> video processing, including sophisticated 1080i de-interlacing, OpenGL 
> 3D effects, and alpha blending, all in the video hardware."
>
> • Processor: Via Eden 1.5 Ghz. Ultra low power 9 watt in the vertical 
> mount version, and 20 watt in the set top box version
> • RAM: 512MB
> • Internal Hard drive for operating system: 40GB. All system drives in
>   the FiireEngine are mounted for data storage.
> • Network: Gigabit Ethernet
> • Video: Via UniChrome Pro II, with proprietary drivers and special
>   alpha blended MPEG 2/4 and WMV9 acceleration
>
> Has anyone used this before that can tell us if you actually can play 
> HD on these with MythTV?
>
> Jarett
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Hi all

I am a Linuxmce User. I have not had the fortune to get my hands on a 
fire station yet but plan to as soon as funds arrive. As far as im aware 
this is the same unit. However I believe fiire have some propriotory 
graphics drivers for this unit which allow it to function correctly 
under linux and perform in HD content.
Just thought I would put in the little info I have in case it helps.

Regards