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

2006-12-05 Thread mike lewis
Yah, USB only. Ols pS2 models had mcmcia and I've been following a thread on the gentoo forums about someone trying to gets the ps2 MIPS chip supported in linux kernel.. But.. It's not looking good & the PS2 won't do hidef.. M On 12/5/06, John Molohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jason Tackaber

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 lik

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

2006-12-04 Thread Jason Tackaberry
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 option > given you're get

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

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

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 th

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 SourceForge.

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 e

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. > >

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-

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

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 tw

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 > >>> -goo

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 >>> freev

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: > > > > -capa

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.)

2006-11-21 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=1&skrivelse=486) It's actually not too bad and there'

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 slee

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 co

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? Unfortu

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

2006-11-17 Thread Paul Sijben
Eric Jorgensen wrote: > On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:33:18 +0100 > Paul Sijben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> the M-series epia boards have hardware decompression for Mpeg2 & 4. >> Linux today supports that hardware quite well out of the box. I can >> play media while using less than 30% of my CPU. >