On 4/14/05, Christopher David Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 4/13/05, Niklas Brunlid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As I'm probably about to replace the PVR250 in my Pundit I have to decide > > between a new 250, a 150 (or 150MCE or 150LP), or a 500. Has anyone used a > > 500 in a Pundit (old or new)? Is it a tight fit? The 250 fits but there is > > less than 1mm between the edge of the card and the metal case... > > > > / Niklas > > > I also would like to know if the PVR-500 will fit into the Pundit. > > Interesting that your PVR-250 has 1mm clearance in your Pundit. I have to > contort my Pundit case to insert the PVR-250 and the card has less that zero > clearance (I'm probably stressing the PCI riser card). I wonder if the > Pundit's PCI slot is in violation of the PCI mechanical spec. or the > PVR-250? > > I find that the Pundit is nearly a perfect low-cost machine for MythTV. Its > only drawbacks are: > - the PCI card size problem > - the lack of optical sound ports on the back > - the lack of FireWire on the back > - the lack of linux drivers for the 4-in-1 card reader > - single IDE header, single serial header > > But for only $130 you get a lot of what you need for a MythTV box: > - Svideo, Composite, DVI, and VGA out. > - small, quite form factor > - integrated CPU fan > - good linux driver support (except the 4-in-1 reader) > - Integrated LAN > - Integrated LPT port (for useful LEDs > http://poormug.bitbucket.com/node/7/15#comment-15 ) > - socket 478 support for Northwood processors (much lower heat) > > > -- > Christopher David Petersen > > MythTV 0.17 (from Jarod's guide) > Asus Pundit (frontend & backend) > 2.4 GHz Celeron > 768 MB DDR333 > 200 GB Maxtor HD > PVR-250 w/ RS 15-2116 remote > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > >
The PVR500 is 135mm long (face of bracket to edge of card). The top of the card is 5mm above the angle part of the bracket. -- Tim www.magicitx.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
