[mythtv-users] OT: Cheap VIA PC

[William Munson]

Lan Barnes wrote:
> 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 :-(
>
>   
I agree completely. Via chipsets do not work well for mythtv 
applications. Your best bet would be a nVidia based motherboard followed 
by anybody else other than Via. I have had nothing but troubles from via 
based boards. Would not give them away, straight into the trash.  :)