Building / Buying a MythTV box

[Derek Atkins]

Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> writes:

>> >>   Be warned that a lot of those itty bitty boxes don't have the
>> >> graphics horsepower to decode high-def on the fly and throw it up on
>> >> to the screen.  Or so I'm told.
>> >
>> > The Dell Studio Hybrid does (I have one, watching HDTV on it now). Don't
>> > know about the other.
>>
>> Because Jarod said earlier that he had the Dell Studio Hybrid, I
>> started looking more closely at it.  I also remembered seeing adverts
>> in Linux Journal for LogicSupply, and found that they have some nice
>> hardware -- certainly a very open and Linux-friendly company to do
>> business with.  So, with that I setup a comparison of the options
>> http://freephile.com/wiki/index.php/MythTV
>
> Nb: your cost for the Dell Studio Hybrid is a bit high. Well, at least if 
> you're willing to look at the Dell outlet store for one. The one I have cost 
> me $409 delivered -- MA tax included. :)
>
> Mine is a Core 2 Duo @ 2.16GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 802.11n Broadcom wifi card, 
> CD/DVD burner, wireless keyboard and mouse included.

Interesting machine! Inexpensive. Small. Nice design.  How quiet is it?

Jarod, what do you use for your mythtv remote control on this device?
I think that's the only piece of external hardware I'd need.
Also, which video output do you use?

Thanks,

-derek

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