[mythtv-users] Quiet PC / Frontend recomendation

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Jason McLeod <jason at mcleods.me> wrote:

> On 2012-05-13, at 9:25 PM, jedi wrote:
>
> > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 06:07:07PM -0400, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> >> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Paul <paul at paulhurley.co.uk> wrote:
> >>>  I'm planning to build a new PC which will also function as a
> >>> mythtv frontend in my small office (wired ethernet) and replace an
> ageing HP
> >>> Evo D530 corporate PC.  Cost and noise is the main factors for me.
>  Here's
> >>> my current shopping list
> >>>
> >>> VTX3D VX6670 2GBK3-H AMD Radeon HD 6670 Graphics Card (2GB,
> PCI-Express, AMD
> >>> App Acceleration) - £58.73
> >>>
> >>> Any other comments / suggestions ?
> >>
> >> As far as MythTV is concerned, most people on this list seem to prefer
> >> Nvidia based graphics cards, which support VDPAU video playback
> >
> >   In my own experience, the nvidia driver is better at dealing with
> HDTVs.
> > Some TVs give out bogus EDID data that confuses other drivers. The nvidia
> > drivers seem to "just work".
> >
> >   This is a matter of personal experience. If this is something that has
> > recently changed, I would be happy to hear of it.
> >
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> I just bought a Zotac Z-Box HD-41, and it is fantastic. The latest NVIDEA
> drivers work on it, and VDPAU does a great job decoding videos.  I stream
> my HD antenna directly to it without any problems at all.
>
> It was $220 CND.  I used MiniMyth and did a network boot off of my backend
> server, no need for a HDD or anything.
>
> - Jason
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With all my builds, small and quiet is my first priority.  My last three
"builds" were Zotac ZBoxes with NVIDIA ION graphics.  I use an 8GB SD card
as my boot disk.  I have been buying mine used off eBay.  If you are
patient, you can score a deal.  My last two cost me under $150 each with
the SD card, memory, and remote.  They also come with a VESA mount so you
can mount it on the back of your TV or on the wall.

-Tom
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