<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:01 AM, George Poulson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:george.poulson@gmail.com">george.poulson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><div class="im">On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 02:43:53 pm Tyler T wrote: </div><div><div class="im"><br><div>><i> > Or would it be better to build a mini-itx (or slightly bigger)system with </i></div>
<div><i></i>><i> > better video improved cooling etc. </i></div><div><i></i>><i> </i></div></div><div class="im"><div><i></i>><i> If you do go this route, choose your case carefully. I still have heat </i></div>
<div><i></i>><i> issues with my mini-ITX case, requiring two small fans that aren't </i></div>
<div><i></i>><i> nearly as quiet as I would like.</i></div></div></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>I'm building a new front-end into an old Grundig 'Sky' set-top-box case using </div><div>a ZOTAC ITX motherboard. It's still realtively early days but I'm hopeful that the </div>
<div>cooling will be OK.</div><div><br></div><div>I've started to post some details here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://mythtv1.wordpress.com/" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">http://mythtv1.wordpress.com/</a></div>
<div><br></div></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Curious, are these Zotac board that much better than the ION in the Acer Revo 1600? And can you build it for less than $200? Just curious, cause been debating replacing the AppleTV in the bedroom (although the new ripping 16 RF with handbrake is playable on the AppleTV whereas mp4's made with nero aren't, so I still might not replace now). And picking up a second Revo seemed the best/cheapest option, but if the Zotac is better/cheaper would build my own.</div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Sincerely, <br><br>MacNean C. Tyrrell<br>