<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:42 PM, John Meier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john.meier@gmail.com">john.meier@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Howdy-<br><br>Hoping there's a few Mythtv users lurking about....<br><br>I dropped the Directtv recently switched to OTA with an HD homerun sitting on my network. My old Knoppmyth box can't keep up with the HD content. Was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a good solid mobo where all features work with linux. I'll be putting in a video card - probably a fx 5200 I have laying around here - unless there's something better.<br>
<br> I'd like to be able to record and watch at the same time and will probably just use the stereo jack to patch into the TV speakers - but it'd be nice to use a spdif connection to my old home theater setup.<br>
<br>CPU fan/heatsink is another concern - any recommendations there?<br><br></blockquote><div><br>Sorry I didn't reply to the list...<br><br>I use this as a frontend: <br><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500027" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500027</a><br>
<br>I hear it also works well as a combined frontend/backend. <br><br>I
don't have a fan on it, the power supply is a brick, and no hard drive
so it's completely silent. It also uses very little power so I don't
mind it running all day/night. <br></div></div>