small front ends

[archeryrob]

I was looking around and looked at the Sage TV HD200 their idea of a front end. Are their any small boxes like this you can load Mythbuntu on? I am not really a fan of the HD200, it seem nice but is locked with their software, no dvd player and such.

Looking for something smaller than the horizontal computer case.

[lank23]

If you read this persons write up it talks about using telnet to login to the Linux OS. But still at best you could only use it as a frontend

http://www.geektonic.com/2009/01/sag...geektonic.html

[SiHa]

For a build-it-yourself system, the Zotac ION boards are popular.

[timconradinc]

For a build-it-yourself system, the Zotac ION boards are popular.

What he said. These look pretty great for a mythfrontend.

You could likely get by without a case at all, if that works for you.

I intend on getting a USB adapter and just using a regular USB storage device for the OS. Basically, this is a no-fan, no-moving parts myth frontend.

There's some decent cases available for that form factor, as well, that look okay.

[SiHa]

There's some decent cases available for that form factor, as well, that look okay.

Sure are. I happen to be selling a few on eBay at the mo

[My Name]

£150 and you can get yourself an acer revo. I have one in my bedroom for a frontend and it works beautifully with full ubuntu and myhtv on it. it is HD aslo with a HDMI output. It isn't completely silent as it has a fan, but the fan only spins up on boot. it boots up very quickly too.

[archeryrob]

Anyone know if you can get the acer revo without software? They want $200 for one with windows on it and I bet it could be $150 without windows, which would get over written anyways.

[My Name]

They do a linux one. The distro on it is crap but it's easy to wipe and it is still better than paying the micro-tax.

The single core 230 one with 1gig of ram will do. you may have to shop around.
i stuck in another gig of memory to get full HD to work at it's best. I found also that loading mythbuntu made the machine run very sluggishly, but loading ubuntu and then installing mythtv on top works much better. i have no idea why, but it did.

Good luck.
PM me if you need any help setting it up. I needed a little help myself and will be more than willing to pass on the tips

[archeryrob]

I did a search and could not find any with linux on them. I would be nice to buy a bare bones type unit since anyone using linux should know how to install the operating system they want.

The only Linus I can find are in the UK, where you are and I am not.

[archeryrob]

I called ACER and get sent to India and they are no help. They tell me to call Home Shopping Club, again, no help.

Call Newegg.com - No one knows anything. They can only help if I bought something and no idea how to order something if it's not a package deal on the website.

Companies build a nice product and they man the phone with people that know nothing and can't help. They can only read a line card that says the same crap I can read on the web site. Did they stop teaching people how to think?