[mythtv-users] Looking for a Mini Mac/AOpen mini PC replacement

[Mark Knecht]

Hi Craig,
   I've got one of the original PPC-based Minis here. No one seems to
want to use it so I was wondering about using it as a front-end. Do
you think it will work for regular cable TV recordings?

   I think I'd prefer to put some sort of Linux on if you have a
recommendation. I run Gentoo but don't know anything about Gentoo on a
Mac so I'm open to anything easy if you have a recommendation. I
understand you are x86 but I'm thinking maybe you ran across some
ideas as you went down that road.

Thanks,
Mark

On 10/19/07, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> At 4:15 PM -0400 10/19/07, Chris Ribe wrote:
> >Just a nit to pick here, but I see this myth floated out there a lot.  A mac mini is not silent.  It is extremely quiet under light load, but it sounds like a jet aircraft when its fan starts going.
>
> I have two Intel Minis and they most definitely do not make any jet aircraft sounds.  Even while transcoding and playing back HD material simultaneously.  Maybe the old G4's did.  The optical drive does make some sound...but I don't find it distracting during normal use.
>
> Craig
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