just..lol On 11/29/06, John Molohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mike lewis 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 > >>>>> > > Ideally, you *have* to have spidf or optical out for sound as well. > > All decent amp's have spidf or optical sound inputs. This also > > reduces the need for wiring and makes wiring longer distances *heaps* > > easier. > > > > The Asus board bellow is the only one of the two have that.. > > > > Mick > > > Well going forward what you'd really want is hdmi output. Most decent > new amps and tvs have this and it'll carry your digital video and audio > signal for you in one cable. So the PS3 might be a good candidate for a > next gen platform for freevo v2. It's got hdmi and apparently you'll be > able to install linux on it. At €640 this doesn't look like a bad option > given you're getting at gaming console too but it remains to be seen how > well it works in real life. > >>>> 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. 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