wow, that motheboard rocks. that was nice. On 11/29/06, Eric Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:14:16 +0100 > Paul Sijben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > So I'd guess the next question is now what is the perfect MB for > > freevo? > > > > One would need: > > > > -capable of playing mpeg2,mp3,mpeg4 > > -low noise (this also implies low-noise/fanless CPU setup) > > -at least 2 PCI slots > > -TV-out,optionally HD-TV-out > > -good sound > > -good price > > > Asus and MSI have some good candidates - boards with onboard Geforce > 6150 w/ tv and hdtv-out. > > http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1138&l1=3&l2=101&l3=0 > > http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K9NGM2-FID&class=mb > > The asus comes with the tv-out bracket, the msi site says theirs is > 'optional'. > > the geforce6150 has enough xvmc oomph for mpeg2 ad HD resolutions. no > mpeg4 support in hardware, but that probably shouldn't be an issue. On > the other hand, I have no idea what it takes to decode h.264 at HD > resolutions - but at SD resolutions, my athlon-xp 1600 does just fine. > > both support spdif out at 44.1 and 48khz, the msi board also does 96 and > 192khz and at 20 and 24 bits. > > Asus warns that their DVI connector does not support the common dongles > that convert DVI to RGB for analog monitors, and that you cannot use the > VGA port and TV-Out ports simultaneously. This is odd, but probably not > an issue for htpc use. The MSI board probably has the same restrictions > - I'm guessing it's a chipset thing. > > athlon64 processors are as quiet as you make 'em. My 2-year-old 3500+ > runs quite cool, so it should be possible to make a very quiet, > feature-rich system with either of these boards. > > They both retail for about $90. The cheapest AM2 sempron is about $40 > and may or may not be enough for HDTV. the cheapest full athlon64 is > about $85, and is certainly enough for HDTV. The cheapest dual-core > athlon64 is about $150 and probably massive overkill. > > Other motherboard makers may have similar boards. Looks like good > hardware to me. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users >
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