On Wednesday 02 July 2003 04:09, Paul McDermott wrote: > > I've implemented a Freevo system on a shuttle SN41G2. Main issues:
I've also implemented Freevo on a SN41G2. Comments interspersed below. > 1. Getting a TV-in card to fit in the PCI slot. I've got an old generic > card that fitted, but I could imagine that others wouldn't. I didn't use mine for the TV part of Freevo, but the onboard TV Out works great for watching on TV. Includes a PCI and an AGP slot for upgrades. Yes, space can be an issue. > 2. Going through the process of installing the nVidia drivers. More > complex than a common-or-garden install. I didn't find it that hard - but I'm quite familiar with this sort of upgrade now. > 4. NOISE: The SN41G2 features heat-pipe cooling, I've put in a low noise > CPU fan, but I still find the thing too noisy to leave on in the living > room all day. I'm now investigating options for the PSU and GPU fans.... I agree; this particular model is quite swanky, but also quite noisy, even with the fan spinning at its lower setting. It's not too bad, but definitely noticeable. One other thing: The lovely blue power light on the front is bloody bright in a darkened room. I had to leave the box sideways while watching stuff. All in all, the box is great for what it was bought for (a semi-portable beast for showing media for a club - usually in Uni theatres). I'd love to be able to buy one for myself as a Games box, since it has the grunt, and room for a Radeon 9800. As a dedicated TV/VCR home theatre device, it's a little noisy, and, dare I say it, rather large. (I'd love to see a similar design, but using Laptop drives to cut the height down - not that I could afford that... ^_^) Perhaps one of the Intel versions would be better suited. I read in a review they run a little cooler & quieter - but they don't have the fancy nForce2 chipset onboard. > I like the box, and the construction quality is very good. PC beige > bezel on my DVD drive looks a bit out of place, and I haven't found a > solution for that yet. Same here. Got a silver FDD; still looking for a Multi-region DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive with a silver faceplate. (Any suggestions??) > Configuration: Mine is running Debian 3.0 with extra bits. ^_^ The "Remote" is a Logitech Wireless keyboard/mouse combo. I don't like the mouse, but I love the keyboard. It has a wheel in the top-middle, which freely rotates, with a keycode event each n degrees. I've set it up using xbindkeys to control volume. Does anyone know of a nice remote with this type of wheel? It's very convenient for controlling volume quickly & easily. -- . Trevor Phillips - http://jurai.murdoch.edu.au/ . : Web Technical Administrator - [EMAIL PROTECTED] : | IT Services - Murdoch University | >--------------------------------------------------------------------< | On nights such as this, evil deeds are done. And good deeds, of / | course. But mostly evil, on the whole. / \ -- (Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters) / ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
