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Users / ASUS M2NPV-VM Discontinued
« on: October 05, 2007, 08:50:11 am »

I knew that M2NPV-VM wasn't exactly a new board, but I was having a chat with a guy at my local shop (he sells lots of stuff and generally knows what he's talking about) and he mentioned that M2NPV-VM was discontinued. Basically it will be available while supplies last. I suppose the fact that Newegg is offering a special bundle deal on it is also telling (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131014).

So I am seriously considering Abit AN-M2HD (http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=AN-M2HD&fMTYPE=Socket+AM2). I understand there still may be some issues with it (see http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2036.0), but at least it's a newer chipset and the support for it will probably only get better over time.

Does anyone have a better idea for a mATX Core/Hybrid?

Thanks,
Alex

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Users / DVB-T vs analog receiver: need clarification please
« on: August 13, 2007, 08:23:13 am »
Hi,

I am based in Australia where I am currently receiving free-to-air digital TV via a set-top converter connected to my wide screen Sony CRT TV. I am thinking about setting up a LinuxMCE box and would like to get clarification on the following:

1. If I decide to go with something like Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 which, based on what I have read so far, is pretty much guaranteed to work, will I be able to "feed" it analog signals out of my DVB-T set top converter? What I am trying to avoid is having to use a separate remote for the converter and LinuxMCE. Does anyone have any experience with this?

2. I suppose replacing my set top converter with a DVB-T receiver as part of the LinuxMCE setup would be better, however I haven't seen any reports of LinuxMCE compatible configurations. What's the recommended hardware for this kind of setup (HD DVB-T receiver with PVR functionality)? My current TV only supports SD but I would like to make my system HD 1080i capable so that everything is ready to go once I upgrade the TV.

Thanks for your input!

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