[mythtv-users] Intel NUC?

Tom Bongiorno two.bits.11 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 28 03:03:03 UTC 2013


On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

>
>       >
>>>      > if you are looking to spend between 2 and 3 hundred why not the
>>>      >
>>>     a dc5750 from ebay for ~$70, and a GT430 or so for ~$30.
>>>
>>> I assume he wants small and quiet.  If you are not apposed to used and
>>> are patient, I have bought my last three ZBOX ID11 with ION2 for ~$125
>>> on eBay with memory and storage.  I have found that mine are very quiet
>>> when well ventilated, but in a closed cabinet they will get loud and
>>> HOT!  I also have five IONITX-C-U frontends in M350 cases in the
>>> bedrooms.  They are small and you can't get any quieter than silent!
>>>
>>
>> Agreed!  For me the ideal FE is not "small and quiet" but rather "small
>> and silent".  Some of my FEs are in cabinets and I have never found a
>> system with a fan that wasn't too loud!
>>
>> When it comes to silent HD the list of options grows _very_ short, with a
>> couple of fanless IONs being the only things I have found.  I was really
>> keen on the CrystalHD stuff, given it would allow a much wider set of
>> fanless motherboards to be used, but sadly never could make it work :(
>>
>
> Personally, if true silence was my goal, I would just use some long HDMI
> cables or HDMI>CAT6 extenders to locate a noisy, cheap, computer where it
> won't bother me.
>
> If I can build out a noisy frontend for well under $100 and use a cable or
> extender... I have a more powerful frontend, and true silence for less than
> you would spend trying to build a silent frontend that sits by your TV.
>
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This approach is definitely something to consider.  If you can hide the box
in a closet, form factor and noise doesn't really matter.  It all comes
down to what your requirements are and how much you are willing to spend.
 I just built seven of these IONITX-C-U frontends for $175 each.  Only two
were for me.  It took a lot of work and patience to get that price.
 I sacrificed $$$ and power for small and silent.  I was OK with that.  Not
everyone is willing to make those sacrifices.
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