On Jul 25, 12:31 pm, Eric Herbert <goo...@hillcotechnology.com> wrote: > On Jul 25, 2010, at 12:16 PM, ah...clem wrote:
> That said, getting back to the OT and in regards to the OP, > for the things he wants to do, it seems like a better use of > time, space, and financial resources to get a computer the > size of a CD wallet that will do everything he wants to do and more. Plus, the original poster said that he wants to run MythTV and the MythTV group just got it running properly on the 2010 Mac Mini. It is discussed in the MythTV User email list. The only disadvantage to a Mini as MythTV back end is that it won't hold a bunch of drives, and there's no room for internal tuner cards. However, if one is using something like the HD Homerun tuner (TV tuners with USB or Ethernet interfaces) then the tuner card issue isn't. And the NewerTech MiniStack makes a very nice external hard drive case which stacks perfectly under a mini, although, I think I might put some little rubber feet on the bottom of each device to provide a little more air space in between. Honestly, if the main purpose of a computer is to run MythTV under Ubuntu, why not just build a PC out of PC parts in a nice PC case? Something like the Antec 2480 is a beautiful HTPC case but with not a lot of room for drives. If one wants terabytes and terabytes something like the Antec P183 or even the Antec Twelve Hundred might be a good choice. And when it's all said and done, it will still probably cost less than that used G5. Two years ago I built a MythTV box based on an MSI logic board, Intel 7200 Core 2 Duo and an Antec P180 case. I think it all cost me less than $600, including four tuner cards, but not including hard drives. I did find some good sales including an in store special on the case at Frys. One of these days I might even find the time to actually install Mythbuntu. Sigh. Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
