[mythtv-users] Inexpensive, preassembled, VDPAU-friendly frontends

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Scott D. Davilla <davilla at 4pi.com> wrote:
>>  > What we need is a machine with an atom processor and an nvidia onboard
>>>  chip. Perhaps Jeff is right, EPIA with a PCI video card.
>>>
>>>  Do any of those epia motherboards have a PCIe slot?
>>
>>to answer myself, this series does:
>>
>>http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/motherboards.jsp?motherboard_id=550
>>
>>Don't know exactly what "1 x 16-Lane PCI-E slot (Gen 1)" means in
>>terms of compatibility with a video card.
>
> Ouch, $251 for the SN10000EG and $281 for the SN18000G at logic
> supply. Running those numbers again;
>
> $80      Intel ITX with dual-core atom 330
> $20      512MB ram
> $60      Nvidia 8400 w/ 512MB PCI
>
> That's $160 right there.

point taken. I was looking for the PCIe option as the locally
available PCI nvidia options are expensive ($200) and only have 256MB.
But those intel boards are a good price indeed! Local pricing for what
you suggest is:

$160 Intel ITX with dual core Atom 330
$30   512M RAM
$193 nVidia 8400GS w/256MB RAM PCI