[mythtv-users] Lini PC?

Tom Lichti tom at redpepperracing.com
Fri Dec 20 18:33:51 UTC 2013


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Ken Mandelberg <km at mathcs.emory.edu>wrote:

> I just noticed the "lini PC" which is $399 in its base configuration.
>
> http://www.linipc.com/technical-specifications.html
> http://www.linipc.com/order.html
>
> How would it do as a combination backend/frontend?
>
> I currently use an old Mac Mini with GMA graphics and an external USB 2.0
> disk. It works well enough, but the GMA is not well supported in recent
> Linux distribution.
>
> This would seem to be a pretty big step up in the same footprint and much
> cheaper than a newer Mac Mini. The HDMI and USB 3 would also solve some
> issues for me.
>

You could build it yourself for less. There is about $300 in parts,
roughly, so you are paying $100 premium for the case, essentially. Other
than that, it should work fine for what you want, assuming you aren't using
PCI tuner cards.

Tom
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