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| Author: | jac1d [ Sat May 07, 2005 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Sam's club $500 Compaq as a base? |
I was wondering if anyone has used one of these excellent bargain systems as a base for KnoppMyth. http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_shop ... dgoodfkf.0 I'm thinking if I add in an Nvidia TV-out and a PVR-x50 I'd be all set for most needs, and not have to worry about assembling all the other components. Does anyone know if there is linux support for those 7-in-1 media readers yet? -Jeff |
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| Author: | brendan [ Sat May 07, 2005 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sam's club $500 Compaq as a base? |
It does seem to indicate PCI and not PCI-express slots, which is always a good thing to check these days. Just remember that a "3100+" may not be enough horsepower to playback HDTV properly. -brendan |
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| Author: | jac1d [ Sun May 08, 2005 6:24 am ] |
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A bit of futher detail. Only analog cable in this neck of the woods and I was thinking of 2 x x50 tuners. Is it enough HP for that? -Jeff |
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| Author: | brendan [ Sun May 08, 2005 8:39 am ] |
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Yeah, that sounds good. Just remember that the box indicates the AGP and two PCI slots free. Might be best to go the PVR-500 route, just in case you need that 2nd slot for something else. [there's ralph's writeup on getting the PVR-500 to work posted here somewhere...] -brendan |
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