[vdr] VDR box based on EPIA-M board and Cubid case

[Ondrej Wisniewski <ondrej.wisniewski@eri.ericsson.se>]

Hello,

after some weeks of comprehensive research for the best HW platform for my VDR I
found this solution: the VIA EPIA-M9000 main board with the C3 933MHz processor
built into the Cubid case from Morex. The EPIA board has everything built-in and 
you just have to add the DVB card. There actually is a review (with many
pictures) of one of the Cubid cases with an EPIA board at
http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/2688R/

To me this seems a very good solution for the folloing reasons:
- nice looking and small case (similar to commercial set top boxes)
- low power consumption (important for permanent running systems)
- low noise level (just a small CPU fan needed)

There are also some limits to this solution of course:
- only 1 PCI card supported (no issue for me because I plan to use just 1 DVB-s)
- possibly not enough CPU power for DivX over DVB playback (could be solved by
playing DivX through the on-board graphics section with S-Video out)
- only a slimline CD/DVD drive is supported which is more expensive then normal
drives
- don't know if an LCD display can be fitted into the case (otherwise an 
external display could be connected, should still look nice)

These limitations are not a real concern to me. Can some of you VDR experts see
any serious drawback to this HW setup for a VDR box ? Has anyone actually built 
a VDR box with these components ?

Ondrej ...




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