[mythtv-users] UK - eBuyer offer on eMachines SFF, frontend ?

[Simon Jones]

I believe the 1402 has windows preinstalled rather than linpus, prob
explains why the 1401 has dual core rather than single.


On 28 July 2011 12:28, mythtv . <mythtv at harley-jones.co.uk> wrote:

>
> On 28 July 2011 11:56, Robert Longbottom <rongblor at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 28/07/2011 11:50, Simon Jones wrote:
>> > I was thinking about this, but is it the ION 2 platform?, it describes
>> > the GPU as Geforce 9200 which am not sure is ION and can cope with
>> > advanced x2 deinterlacer?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Si
>>
>> ION 2 is Atom + Nvidia, this is AMD + Nvidia.  Even so, I'd be
>> interested to hear any reports on how good the 9200 chipset is at vdpau
>> playback because this is £70 cheaper than the Revo R3700 which I've been
>> looking at.  Or any other comments on this box as a myth frontend.  I
>> notice in one of the comments on ebuyer someone mentions that it would
>> make a good mythtv frontend :-)
>>
>> Robert.
>>
>> >
>> > On 28 July 2011 10:55, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk
>> > <mailto:linux at thehobsons.co.uk>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Someone else (on another list) pointed this one out to me :
>> >     http://www.ebuyer.com/267867-emachine-er1401-desktop-pt-nbzec-004
>> >
>> >     Looks like it would make a decent frontend :
>> >     Processor
>> >                     AMD Athlon  II Dual Core K325
>> >                     NVIDIA® nForce® 9200 Chipset,
>> >     Memory
>> >                     2GB DDR3 RAM
>> >                     2 x SODIMM slot
>> >     Hard Drive
>> >                     250GB SATA
>> >
>> >     Currently £129.99 inc VAT
>> >
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> I am about to build one up for the father-in law similar to my
> system...mythtv FE/BE/XBMC media player having suggested he get one over a
> Revo (I run two Revo's) simply on the great price difference.
>
> Had a bit of a search on the internet beforehand and it seems it should
> play 1080p blu-rays OK so should be fine...
>
> Loads of information on the HUKD forums and AVforums
>
>
> http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/emachine-er1401-desktop-amd-athlon-dual-core-k325-2gb-250gb-nvidia-geforce-9200/984481?page=6
>
> Confusingly the 1402 is a slower single core machine and the 1401 is the
> better dual-core!
>
> Martin
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