[mythtv-users] OT: Cheap VIA PC
Lan Barnes
lan at falleagle.net
Wed Oct 31 21:29:56 UTC 2007
On Wed, October 31, 2007 1:33 pm, Deyan wrote:
> I just saw this and thought that the price tag of this whole PC is less
> than
> the price of the motherboard and processor at some merchants:
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/31/everexs-199-green-pc-attention-ignorant-wal-mart-shoppers/
>
> The specs are not very clear to me but it might be interesting for someone
> building a new frontend.
>
> Deyan
I have the VIA chipset on my (el cheapo) back end, and have recurrent
issues w/ freeze ups and other instability. My HW guru friends tell me VIA
has known issues with DMA which is the root cause of this. Since I'm
evidently going to have to replace the MB/CPU when I get some scratch,
doesn't seem to me like I saved much money on that :-(
--
Lan Barnes
SCM Analyst Linux Guy
Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer
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Lan Barnes
SCM Analyst Linux Guy
Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer
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