[mythtv-users] Possible Cheap Frontend

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:17 AM, Jeff Wormsley<daworm at comcast.net> wrote:
> If you have a PCI nVidia card laying about, this might make a good low end
> frontend:
>
> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SAMBA845V-24-4-R&cat=SYS&cpc=HPM
>
> Here's an old review:
>
> http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mobile/display/fic-samba1845.html
>
> Definitely not a screamer, but what do you need for a frontend (if the video
> card can do the work)?
>

I would be paying a bit more and getting a SFF box with a PCIe x16
slot, easier to find a video card for that.

My compaq dc7100 with a slim 8400 GS plays well, even with HD h264 files.