Intel Core 2 Quad (Q8200) | 149.99 |
Gigabyte GA-EP45C-UD3R 775 ATX MoBo | 179.99 |
Samsung 22x DVD+-RW Burner Dual/Double Layer (Sata) | 24.99 |
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM Sata HDD | 99.99 |
Zonet USA Gigabit 32-Bit PCI NIC (for 2nd NIC) | 14.99 |
Zotac GeForce 7600 GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 w/HDMI | 29.99 |
WinTV-HVR-1800 MC-Kit | 129.99 |
Scyth Ultra Kaze 120mm 3000RPM Fan | |
^^^^^^ x3 ^^^^^^^ | 44.97 |
Antec Three Hundred ATX Case | 59.99 |
Crucial 2GB DDR3-1333 | 29.99 |
Antec EarthWatts 380 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply | 59.99 |
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-Total- |
Intel Desktop Board DG45ID mATX MoBo | 99.99 |
Pentium Dual-Core E2200 | 45.99 |
PowerSpec DM-387 mATX Slim Case (Built-in fan I think) | 49.99 |
Samsung 22x DVD-+RW Burner with Dual-Double Layer | 24.99 |
Silverstone Tech. Nitrogon NT07-775 Slim profile CPU fan (I was told its really quite) | 25.99 |
Western Digital WD1600AAJS HDD (160GB) | 39.99 |
OCZ Tech. 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800 (PC-6400) DIMM RAM | 39.99 |
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-Total- | 326.93 |
What is the thinking behind the 160Gb drive in the Media Directors?
remember you do not need a small drive for OS on each of the MD's, they boot accross the network from the core. Maybe another TB in the core would be better than small drives on the MD's. How much space you need depends on what you intend to do with it.
DVD players fitted to one machine are available on all machines so you could save some cash by just fitting one to the Core (which would be on all the time), depends on personal preference
so look for a less expenive MoBo and add a GPU. The HDD was the smallest the place i was looking at had. i could look and see if i have some small ones around. or just Nix the HDD...is there a downside to that???There is no reason to put a hard drive in a media director at all, other than as additional storage space for media.
What is the thinking behind the 160Gb drive in the Media Directors?
remember you do not need a small drive for OS on each of the MD's, they boot accross the network from the core. Maybe another TB in the core would be better than small drives on the MD's. How much space you need depends on what you intend to do with it.
DVD players fitted to one machine are available on all machines so you could save some cash by just fitting one to the Core (which would be on all the time), depends on personal preference
Hmmm there is actually a slight bug with the DVD player being available around the house. That is certainly true if you have DVD players in your MDs, however, due to a slight problem in how the Orbiter generates the screens, if an MD doesn't have a DVD player of its own, then it doesn't present the Manage Drives menu item making it difficult to do as you suggest.... there is a work around by manually adding a Disk Drive DCE device to the MD that doesn't have a real one, then regenning.... but the logic is a bit weird then!
slight clarification on the bluetooth devices.
For setups that have multiple media directors, you have to use class 3 devices, so that you do not have overlap, so the system can detect when you go from one room to another.
-Thom
What is the thinking behind the 160Gb drive in the Media Directors?
remember you do not need a small drive for OS on each of the MD's, they boot accross the network from the core. Maybe another TB in the core would be better than small drives on the MD's. How much space you need depends on what you intend to do with it.
DVD players fitted to one machine are available on all machines so you could save some cash by just fitting one to the Core (which would be on all the time), depends on personal preference
Hmmm there is actually a slight bug with the DVD player being available around the house. That is certainly true if you have DVD players in your MDs, however, due to a slight problem in how the Orbiter generates the screens, if an MD doesn't have a DVD player of its own, then it doesn't present the Manage Drives menu item making it difficult to do as you suggest.... there is a work around by manually adding a Disk Drive DCE device to the MD that doesn't have a real one, then regenning.... but the logic is a bit weird then!
Collin,
I do this quite frequently, I have a DVD drive in my core and when I have a movie in the drive it shows up on all my MD's under the video section. From there I can click on it to play it. Not sure why you would really need the manage drives menu on all the MD's, all I use that for is to eject the DVD which I would need to be at my core to grab anyway.
-Krys
slight clarification on the bluetooth devices.
For setups that have multiple media directors, you have to use class 3 devices, so that you do not have overlap, so the system can detect when you go from one room to another.
-Thom
Thom - I didn't think that the sensing worked very well on standard BT dongles. Well that's good! But don't you think that Class 3 is a little too short range? I know that they often get a few metres more than the rated 1m for Class 3, but it does seem rather tight...
I think you should avoid any mention of Class 3 devices. They are not common for the simple reason that their range makes them practically useless except for true PANs, which is not an LinuxMCE use-case. While it is true that many devices can achieve 3m, many will only achieve the specified 1m, especially with local environment considerations, and this renders it useless for us. We don't want to be giving advise that clearly is not going to work for some people. I think the Class 2 devices are the only real option.