I really like the Digimatrix - the barebones can be had on ebay for about 300$ USD.
The basic Digimatrix includes the following: - Sis based Video (support for XV) with Composite, RCA, SVHS, VGA, and DVI out. - Remote Control, and IR Receiver - LCD Display (Basic - shows Time and Status - no customizable text). - Support for P4, HD, and DDR Ram - Built in TV Tuner (SAA7134) - Gigabit, and 10/100 Ethernet - 802.11b WiFi (Linux Compatible - too slow for streaming Video) - Radio Tuner (Now operable via Linux) - Super Slim/Sexy Form Factor. - Compact Flash/SD/MMC etc Card Reader - SPDIF Out - DVD/CD Reader - USB2.0 & Firewire Ports (front and back) To get it running you'll need to add a P4 Processor (400mhz Bus, Max 2.4Ghz) a Hard Drive (of you want local booting), and some DDR PC2100 Memory. I'm running this as a front-end in my bedroom without issue, good video, slim form factor, nice remote. Now that its considered obsolete its reasonably priced as a front-end and has a good feature matrix. This is not good as a backend (no PCI Slots), but an excellent front-end. The following is a link to an ebay auction: http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-ASUS-DiGiMatrix-Barebone-Digital-Entertainment-PC-f_W 0QQitemZ6793444095QQcategoryZ44943QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem And this is a link to setting it up for MythTV: http://asusfan.linux-site.net/ Regards, David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Denier Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 1:35 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: [mythtv-users] Barebone myth tv nodes? Has anyone seen or figured out the lowest cost way to get a bare mythtv node up? I was thinking of setting up myth around the house and what I'm looking for is something like 1.5GHZ + cpu Integrated sound Integrated video with tv out on motherboard Integrated network All of the previous need to work with myth obviously, including doing NFS booting via the network. In a perfect world it would be a tiny case as well, but somehow I suspect to get all these things the price might get more expensive. A shuttle or Asus Pundit might be possibilities, but both were more expensive than what I had in mind. If anyone sees some refurbished motherboards that are decent that might be idea. The sticking points seem to be getting the tv-out to work as well as the nfs booting off the network. -Robert
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