> I have my eyes on some mini-itx stuff and am always searching for a nice > STB platform that's affordable. Personally I think that a Freevo box > should have a bit more balls than a 400 MHz PPC type STB. Also, many of > these STBs have proprietary hardware (mpeg decoders and such) that > require closed source and expensive SDKs. My best Freevo box is using > microATX now and IMO its still too PC like so STB appliance is best.
I have a mini-itx system (http://www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_m_spec.jsp?motherboardId=81) that is really small and quiet. It also has everything that I need; tv-out, wireless lan, tv tuner, tons of storage, etc. I built the entire system for less than $600 USD. I threw fedora on it and did a quick freevo install just to get it working and it was fantastic. It took less than 2 hours to setup. Right now I am working on making the system embedded. I have a 512 MB CF card, attached via IDE, that I am putting Gento on. My hope is that I can make a freevo system that is small, flash based, powerful and quiet. Just some food for thought. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
