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General => Users => Topic started by: {NmE} on July 14, 2007, 10:58:16 pm

Title: What Hardware are you using?
Post by: {NmE} on July 14, 2007, 10:58:16 pm
Hello All!

I am going to be building a Media Center box for my parents. (and if it goes well, for me too :D )

I am wondering what everyones configurations are.

What hardware are you using?

What issues have you come across with this hardware?

How do you have everything else set up?

What would you suggest I do differently then you?

Any and all replies are welcome :D
Title: Re: What Hardware are you using?
Post by: Zaerc on July 15, 2007, 05:40:14 pm
Please have a look at http://wiki.linuxmce.com/index.php/Category:Hardware it's not much yet, but it is growing.
Title: Re: What Hardware are you using?
Post by: {NmE} on July 16, 2007, 12:26:40 am
Well, thanks for the info!

So far I am going to go for these...

ASUS M2NPV-VM
Athlon 64 X2 4000+
A-DATA 1GB

One of the things that I really like about LMCE is the blue tooth interaction with phones. My parents and little sister  all have razors, will a razor work for a remote?
Title: Re: What Hardware are you using?
Post by: PeteK on July 16, 2007, 01:15:48 am
Unfortunately not right now.  It only works with certain symbian series (nokia) and Windows Mobile phones.
Title: Re: What Hardware are you using?
Post by: {NmE} on July 18, 2007, 05:16:42 am
Rats, well... Ill be back when all that gets ironed out, or my rents get a phone that will work with it..
Title: Re: What Hardware are you using?
Post by: nite_man on July 19, 2007, 09:52:07 am
I'm not sure about LinuxMCE but for Plutohome UI2 and HDTV only nVidia 6XXX works well (not sure about S3 UniChrome card. It also should work).
If you're going to build HTPC by yourself the best noiseless processor coolers (CNPS8000 for AMD, for example) and power supplies are from Zalman, case - Silverstone LC16M or LC20M - I managed to configure VFD display to work with MythTV, remote control also works fine. UI2 can be used comfortable with wireless mouse and keyboard (actually is not needed) from Gyration.