An amd 780G system should never cost>$1500, let alone $1000.
Pointless point since this system uses an external 3450 right? Negates the need and benefit of the 780G. A 45nm c2d w/ a 3xxx add-in on any current gen-3 intel chipset is not only great for media pc but no slouch in gaming either - and even then that's not a $1800 system. Again, there is no value in that shuttle at that price point. A 780G system needs to be cheap, VERY cheap, to be valuable. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:53:24 -0500 > Subject: Re: [H] Very nice Shuttle HTPC > > 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/>> 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= > _________________________________________________________________ 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
