Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-12-04 Thread John Molohan
Jason Tackaberry wrote: On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 12:32 +, John Molohan wrote: 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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-30 Thread Eric Jorgensen
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:30:20 +0800 mike lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparantly there are two types of spidf. One inside the PC runs on 5v whereas the one outside the PC aka between amps etc runs at much lower voltage. You should use converters when plugging between that inside spidf and

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Wednesday 29 November 2006 14:20, Eric Jorgensen wrote: So I'd guess the next question is now what is the perfect MB for freevo? Asus and MSI have some good candidates Asus is a recurrent offender with GPL licence issues - convicted once and under investigation for at least two more.

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread John Molohan
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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread Ignacio -
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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread Eric Jorgensen
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:09:47 +0800 mike lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread Eric Jorgensen
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:19:59 +1100 Elizabeth Dodd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Asus is a recurrent offender with GPL licence issues - convicted once and under investigation for at least two more. Wasn't aware. What did they do? I know Gigabyte never did release the source for their

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread alhaz
There is a newer msi board as well - MSI K9NBPM2-FID Seems to have all the same features + newer GPU. A little cheaper, at newegg at least ($77). - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Thursday 30 November 2006 03:34, Eric Jorgensen wrote: On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:19:59 +1100 Elizabeth Dodd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Asus is a recurrent offender with GPL licence issues - convicted once and under investigation for at least two more. Wasn't aware. What did they do?

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-29 Thread mike lewis
On 11/30/06, Eric Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:09:47 +0800 mike lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-28 Thread Eric Jorgensen
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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-28 Thread Ignacio -
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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-28 Thread Paul Sijben
yep, sweet! Ignacio - wrote: 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:

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-28 Thread mike lewis
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

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-21 Thread Juerg Haefliger
1) from a review: To be in the vicinity of the ASUS Pundit P1-AH1 when it's working under high loads is not a pleasant experience, and it's not something that you wish to do for a long time. (http://www.nordichardware.com/Reviews/?page=1skrivelse=486) It's actually not too bad and there's

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-18 Thread Eric Jorgensen
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:14:16 +0100 Paul Sijben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -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 Which MB fits the bill? Unfortunately,

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-18 Thread Jaap Struyk
Op za 18-11-2006, om 18:06 schreef Eric Jorgensen: I'm using an Asus A7V-880 with an athlon xp mobile In the case of AMD cpu's there are some *cool (vcool, fvcool) tools around that will force the cpu in sleep mode and fire it up if needed. I use it on my old athlon 1333 cpu with an Zahlmann

Re: [Freevo-users] Perfect motherboard for Freevo (was Re: Freevo box over Compact Flash.)

2006-11-18 Thread Eric Jorgensen
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:22:07 +0100 Jaap Struyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Op za 18-11-2006, om 18:06 schreef Eric Jorgensen: I'm using an Asus A7V-880 with an athlon xp mobile In the case of AMD cpu's there are some *cool (vcool, fvcool) tools around that will force the cpu in sleep mode