John Molohan wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to update the recommended hardware section for the new site. Can > you reply here with the make and model of your; > > * TV card - analogue, dvb-t/s/c, atsc > Nova-T USB stick (version 2) - lots of known issues but since latest firmware + drivers it seems ok for me:
(http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-T-Stick) > * Sound card - with output used > On board - stereo out to the TV, s/pdif outout to yamaha surround sound amp for DVD's > * Graphics card - with output used > On board - via CN400 I think, needs the openchrome drivers to allow XVMC playback or you won't get any sensible output from the machine at all! (http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Collection+of+contributed+binary+packages). I use the S-Video output from the motherboard to connect to a Sony Wide Screen TV (not lcd) > * Motherboard > Via SP13000 - slow, but very low power, ideal for under a TV, but won't do HD :( Also has noisy fan, not replaced it yet, so if someone else is thinking of going this route, get one without a fan! they now do ones that are just as fast but with heatsink only. > * Case > Hiper media chassis - uATX only, lots of nice pics here (seriously good WAF case, but I spray painted the bottom part silver to fit in better with our all silver tv/amp etc.) http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/02/22/hiper_media_chassis/1 Note it needs a slimline DVD drive, but a normal hard disk is fine. Currently running Fedora 7, latest DVB drivers from the repository built myself. I use the MCE2 remote with usb box (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_5498.html) which works great with lirc to control freevo. > > I'll try and get an idea of the most popular but I'd also like to > recommend hardware that's easy to setup (supported by current distro > kernels by default) so any notes on that would help also any special > features that might be relevant (VFD, IR included in case etc.) > > Thanks, > > John > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
