[mythtv-users] Small Form Factor Frontend

[Brian Wood]

On Thursday, August 05, 2010 04:53:21 pm Yan Seiner wrote:
> On Thu, August 5, 2010 10:40 pm, Brian Wood wrote:
> > On Thursday, August 05, 2010 04:36:18 pm Chuck Peters wrote:
> >> http://i.dell.com/resize.aspx/optiplex-780-usff-aio_500/149/100
> >> 
> >> I would like something small and quiet and the Dell Optiplex 780 Ultra
> >> Small form factor look nice, but at $980 is also seems about double what
> >> it should cost.  It would be nice to hide the machine behind the
> >> monitor.
> >> Has anyone built small form factors with the stands like that?  What
> >> parts
> >> did you use?
> > 
> > The Acer Aspire Revo 1600 is a popular frontend machine. They go for
> > $200, though I have seen some refurbs for less.
> > 
> > There are some similar ION-based units that can mount to VESA hardware,
> > I'll let others speak to them, I've only used the
> > Revo.
> 
> I've been kicking around the concept of a mini-myth:
> 
> The backend would only serve up h264 videos, and the frontend would
> consist of Roku.  The backend would be an Openwrt wifi AP with a large hd
> that would sync with the master backend, and update itself with newer
> recordings.
> 
> This would work for mobile or remote (workshed, etc) applications.
> 
> This is more of a roku question but anyone thinking along the same lines?

Not bad thinking, but use another name, minimyth is already taken :-)