[Cialug] Slightly OT: MythTV motherboard question

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:43:25 -0600

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It's funny that Macslash was just addressing several of those issues:

TV out:  
<http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore? 
productLearnMore=M9267G/A>
$19
Surround sound:  
<http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Transit-main.html>
$99
Remote:  
<http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore? 
productLearnMore=TB638LL/A>
$60
Or, you could get the internal bluetooth option and use a BT kb & mouse.

Not from the Mini accessory page (like the above) but:

Tuner/PVR:  
<http://www.elgato.com/index.php? 
file=products_eyetvwonder&PHPSESSID=db797d2ee8c3635c5746bb5b3cb8b29f>
$129

Now, I'm not saying that this is a cheap solution, but it does look  
possible, and likely that it is part of the plan.
I also don't know if I'd want to do it unless I actually had a real HD  
TV anyway.
Don't think I'll dump my Tivo for it anytime soon though.

On Jan 12, 2005, at 11:18 AM, David Champion wrote:
> That's a nifty little box. Could be a big seller for Apple. Wouldn't  
> it be fun to have one of those hooked up to the 30" cinema display?
>
> But for a media center :
>
> - no tv-out (unless your TV has DVI or VGA input)
> - only one 1/8" headphone / speaker output
> - no spdif
> - no surround sound
> - no audio input
> - no tv tuner expansion (unless it's external USB or FireWire)
>
> Anyway, for Jon, did you see this /. story about Linux PVR's?
>
> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/12/ 
> 027210&tid=129&tid=137&tid=106
>
> -dc
>
> Tom Pohl wrote:
>> There is a nice port of mythfrontend for OSX so you could have a  
>> backend running in the basement/closet and a mac mini hooked to the  
>> tv:
>> http://www.apple.com/macmini/
>> -Tom
>> On Jan 11, 2005, at 6:28 PM, David Champion wrote:
>>> Bailey, Jonathan C wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm looking at building a MythTV box and was wondering what  
>>>> everyone thought for a motherboard option. I'd like to build Socket  
>>>> A and on a MicroATX board. I'm thinking of something like the  
>>>> Chaintech 7NIF2 which has onboard S-Video out. Should I go for a  
>>>> board with onboard S-Video out or go for a cheaper board and use an  
>>>> add-on graphics card?
>>>
>>>
>>> That would be a good choice - the nForce2 IGP chipset has good  
>>> tv-out, and the sound processor is quite nice. It's even capable of  
>>> doing some gaming - roughly equivalent of a GeForce 4 MX.
>>>
>>> If you're going to put this in your entertainment center: When  
>>> building your case, choose something that's going to be quiet. Some  
>>> people assume one small fan is better, but that's going so have a  
>>> high-pitched whine. If you need fans, look for a large diameter, low  
>>> RPM fan that moves the same amount of air.
>>>
>>> The "ultimate" way to do a mythtv system is to have the  
>>> encoder/server in a closet or basement somewhere, and have a fanless  
>>> box, like the "Hush" from mini-itx.com in your entertainment center.  
>>> This is, of course, very expensive.
>>>
>>> -dc
>
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