[mythtv-users] Looking for reliable, inexpensive HD front end only box?

[Johnny]

> There has been quite a bit of discussion of SD boxes, recently.
>
> But I'm thinking about building a HD box, and I was wondering
> about what folks are using for HD front ends these days.

The ION systems are popular recently. There has been several lengthy
threads on them on the list recently. The Zotac ION boards are
particularly popular at around $200 they can use VDPAU to playback HD
content smoothly. They are low power and can be fanless with the right
versions. By most accounts it is the ideal mythtv frontend.