[linux-dvb] Re: Which barebone?

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.com>]

Joachim Herb wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I am looking for a barebone for VDR.
A while ago, I thought that a dbox2 would be the ideal machine
for VDR playback, as it costs only about as much as a full featured
DVB card and is entirely noiseless.

As it turned out, VDR playback currently does not run as well on
a dbox2 as it does on a PC, so I also looked for a barebone.
See the dbox2 threads on the VDR mailing list.

c't 3/2004 has a nice overview - 35 barebones. See
    http://www.heise.de/ct/04/03/078
for an excerpt.

My criteria were

*  Silent (under 1.5 Sone)
*  good Linux support (++ rating in the c't Test)
*  no useless gimmics (Radio, analog TV, etc.)
*  not too expensive
*  DVI output (I have a DVI flat panel)
*  Available PCI slot for DVB card

The only system in that test matching these criteria
was the MSI Hetis 865GV-GIGA, see
   http://www.msi-computer.de/produkte/produkt.php?Prod_id=311

My favorite shop, http://www.reichelt.de did not carry it,
but I asked anyway (mailto:pceinkauf@reichelt.de) and they
could order it for me at a good price. I expect to get it
next week, so I have no personal experience with it yet.


> Requirements:
> Space for
> - DVB-card (T-Trend Rev 2.1)
2 PCI slots available.

> - Harddisk 3,5"
2 3.5" slots available.

> - DVD writer
1 5.25" slot available.

> - Ethernet
Gigabit ethernet built-in.


> It should be possible to add WLAN later.
I guess you can use the second PCI slot for that.

> It would be nice if there were space for an additional DVD drive.
1 5.25" slot available. You can put a DVD-ROM or a DVD-writer in.

> Important: The system should be very quiet (soundless???).
Very important to me, too.
According to c't, the system is very quiet (1.2 Sone).
I will see how that works out for me.

There is also a MSI Hetis 865GV-Lite, which costs less, but has no
DVI and only 100Mbit eithernet.

Carsten.


> I am looking forward to hear your experiences or to get links to
> corresponding websites.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Joachim


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