When I first saw the Shuttle thing I linked somehow I thought it was using the 780g. Now that I have actually looked at it and realized those exact same points it's definitely not as hot as I thought it was.
---- Brian On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Chris Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For a gaming PC, I'd agree. For a media center, not so sure. Right now, > there is nothing on the Intel side that compares with the 780G. Not even > close. The G35 chipset is a joke, driver support that sucks, timing > issues, > plagued by instability; the G45 is delayed (again). > > Since you can get flawless playback using a 780G and a chip as cheap as a > LE-1640, which is absolutely inferior to Intel's Core2 line, but who > cares, > it powers a media center to do the one function you want, then it doesn't > matter. > > Shuttle's idea is still wrong, though... they are using a micro board, a > 3450 separate video card, etc. etc. which just increases cost with no > appreciable benefits for the purpose I'm imagining. > > Use a 1T drive, a 780G and something like a LE-1640, or sure, go for a > 4400+ > or whatever, a basic card, desktop case, and a blueray drive. > > Wham. AMD right now doesn't compete at the high end - we definitely see > that. But I haven't found anything nearly as effective, quiet, and stable > as the 780G. I'm a bit unhappy that it doesn't pass full LPCM (only > DD/DTS, > 2 Channel uncompressed) but for what it does, there is very little in the > marketplace better. > > CW > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 12:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Very nice Shuttle HTPC > > > AMD processor. Sorry, $2000 for a system with an inferior CPU has no value > to me.> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0400> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected]> Subject: [H] Very nice Shuttle HTPC> > > Great > form factor, tons of good features including Blu-Ray HD-DVD combo> player > for about $1800 ($250 less for Blu-Ray only):> > > http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/268357272/<http://feeds.engadget.com/%7Er/weblogsinc/engadget/%7E3/268357272/>> > > Hook that > puppy up to a SAN or NAS and I think we have a winner of a> solution.> > > ----> Brian > _________________________________________________________________ > Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh > _getintouch_042008= > > -- ----- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation
