On 1/29/06, Henry Fleischmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > George Landon wrote: > > >It looks Asus has introduced a new Pundit model, the P1-PH1. It is > >only listed on the Global site, so I'm not sure about availability. > >Looks like they stuck with ATI for the chipset though. > > > >http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=1&l2=3&l3=0&model=999&modelmenu=1 > > > >Anyone have more information on this from a Myth point of view? > > > > > >-- > >George V. Landon > >PhD Candidate, Computer Science > >Digital Media Networks Lab > >University of Kentucky > >_______________________________________________ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > It looks like SDPIF out is still behind the door on the front which is a > pain since you have to have the door closed to turn it on or off. Plus > it looks like crap with the door open so connecting to a receiver or amp > is sort of not an option. Also, if you ever want to upgrade the video, > you are still stuck with PCI which seems to be getting harder to find on > the newer cards. My pundit-r has been running great as a front end for > almost a year but my next big purchase will be a replacement this system > that gives me a few more options.
Yeah, I agree. It also looks from the Asus spec that all the 1394 ports are on the front which is a drag if you want to use Firewire hard drives, or possibly hook to a 1394 cable box... Looks like a nice machine for a medium performance desktop machine though. - Mark _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users