On Wednesday 25 May 2005 11:19, Nicolas Huillard wrote: > Martin Elsner a ?crit : > > He want to have the possibility to view HDTV if broadcasted, so I planed > > to use Technotrend Budget Cards (2 Card for multiple recordings) plus a > > DVI Graphiccard. > > > > Which Graphiccard would be best? I am looking for one without a fan > > because of the noise problem ;-) > > Try the Matrox ones, well supported by softdevice / DirectFB. I would use nvidia-5200 + X-server + xine. The 5200 is available without fan, at least one model is fanless and has DVI. > > Can I use a Mobile Pentium CPU? Asus is offering an adapter to use Mobile > > CPUs with standard mainboards. > > You don't need much Mhz, and power consumption is an issue if you have > the box on 24/7. So yes, go for it. For HDTV? Are you really sure? I heared, and read, that a 3GHz CPU is minimum for HDTV in software. The newer AMD Sempron CPUs (Winchester models, Socket 754) have cool-n-quiet, which makes them easier to cool silent. I took that one for a vdr box and I was quite happy with the noise (or lack thereof). These CPUs are really nice, even under full load they do not come above 60W. And idle they should be around 10W I read (did not try). Asus has at least one motherboard with smart fan, that throttles the fan depending on the CPU temperature, wich works well with that CPU (as long as you update the motherboard bios before beginning). --Stefan
