Is heat a big issue? Since everything else is standard, I would think the TV Tuner cards are causing heat problems - is this so? I would have thought noise would be more of a problem.

Also, was it not possible to install heat sinks in the Silverstone LC02?

P.S. What is WAF?

Thanx,
Anil Gupte

----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Garnish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms



I have given myself the challenge of fitting a fully self-contained myth
box (mini-itx board, tuner card, HDD, optical drive, etc.) into the form
factor of my mini separates (8.5" width, no taller than 3.5").  I wanted
something completely fanless, and that would not look out of place in
the living room.

I looked long and hard at the Silverstone LC02 as a compromise (not
half-width, but definately WAF), but in the end have embarked on
building a case from scratch, using a couple of hefty heatsinks as the
side panels, using heatpipes salvaged from a passive VGA cooler kit to
direct the heat away from the CPU/northbridge.  Maybe I should start
selling them commercially if the first model works well :)

Richard

On Tue, 2005-05-10 at 18:23, Anil Gupte wrote:
My project to create my own MythTV box has run into some trouble from
the boss.  My wife does not want a big ugly computer next to the TV.
Any suggestions on manufacturers of boxes that look good?  Basically,
a nice looking horizontal PC.  I would prefer not to build my own,
because it has been more than 10 years since I did, but I could.  I
understand the VIA motherboards have some special characteristics that
make them attractive for PVRs.  Are there boxes that use that use that
motherboards?  Any thoughts welcome.

Anil Gupte


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