Currently using a Dell Optiplex GX260 as my backend + part time frontend (have an xbox as a full time frontend) does the job perfectly. LIke you said a multiple Ghz processor is a bit overkill for a fronend only ;)
Regards, ~CM On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:09:51 -0500 (EST), Chris Pinkham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, all. I currently have an "under the stairs" MythTV backend (dual > > PVR250 tuners), and a single XBox front-end in the living room. I'm > > thinking about a second front-end in the bedroom, however I was > > thinking about a small form factor PC instead of another XBox. > > > And, of course, if anyone is actually using a GX, I'd love to hear about it. > > I've been using a GX100 for my main frontend in my living room for > about the past year or so. Picked it up for around $90 I think. > > Here's the specs and what it looks like: > > http://www.softwareandstuff.com/dsk_delloptigx100466.html > > I took mine apart, removed the front Dell emblem and grey faceplate and > painted the thing black to match my other A/V components, then put the > grey faceplate back on (left the emblem off). > > The Celeron 466 is a little sluggish sometimes it seems when loading > big program lists or large positionMaps from the database, but > it works pretty good for playback. I picked up a P3-900 IBM NetVista > to replace this a month or so ago but am still debating whether I need > to or not. May just turn the NetVista into the main frontend and make > the GX100 a secondary. I use a VGA -> SVideo converter so I'm using the > onboard video. > > -- > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- Regards, ~CM
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