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

[Luca Micheletti <luca.micheletti@lucky.homelinux.net>]

Hi,


do you use remote control on epia??
What kind of hardware you use??

Thank you for the attention.

* Ondrej Wisniewski <ondrej.wisniewski@eri.ericsson.se> [100203, 16:37]:
> 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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