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In case anyone is considering this board... I picked one up about a month ago and have been using it since as a MythTV frontend. Here's a bit of info:
* I've been able to play any media I throw at it (HD-PVR content, HDHomeRun 1080i/720p, etc.). Myth stutters a bit when using the advanced 2x deinterlacer, but works fine with lower-end ones.
* I had an issue with the screen brightness fluctuating when connected via HDMI. Switching to DVI fixed this issue. It's possible this issue is specific to my TV...
* I'm using a m350 case. I started with a single SilenX IXP-11-14 40mm fan, which kept the temp at about 50C. This fan died after a month and I've tried running without any fan. Unfortunately, certain content (e.g. 1080i content) pushes the temp over the threshold causing the box to power off. I guess a fan is needed...
* I'm also using the following with this board: OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX (30G SSD), G.SKILL F2-6400CL5S-2GBPQ (single 2GB module), KINAMAX AD-LCD12 Power Supply.
Overall, the board does what I wanted. It's reasonably quiet, fast enough, VESA mounts, has S/PDIF, serial, GigE, DVI and the other ports I wanted.
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Hi Joe
I'm very interested in getting two of these mobo's to use as tv clients. The one thing that seems to be missing from the information I can find is an s/pdif output but you say above that it exists. Is it a header on the motherboard that you need to connect an adaptor to? As long as I can get s/pdif then I think it fits all my requirements.
Also I want to connect a sata HDD and DVD drive. I see you're using a SSD which may be lower power. I have a slight concern about how much the power supply will cope with. Do you know anything about the rated dc-dc power supply output and the minimum current requirment for the AC adaptor?
Thanks very much
john
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Thanks Joe!
They seem to have everything I need and my only concern now is the processor speed. Won't know that one until I give it a go. My plan is to use it as a MediaPortal client, and my hope is to boot off the Lan and run these without a HDD.
cheers
john
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i just picked one too, and am running mythbuntu 10.10 on it. It runs very hot without fans, especially the nm10 and gt218 chipsets. I am not sure that it should run fanless. I'd be interested in other owners p.o.v.s. I am still playing with the hdmi audio and have got sound on hwplug:1,7 only using alsa 1.0.23. Ubuntua forums show at elast one other user getting sound on 1,9 no idea why I am seeing something different unless it is because my TV is stereo. I saw on eld data showing info on the monitor either.
ota mpeg2 in 1080i runs fine on vdpau high quality for me - which I believe is the x2 advanced deinterlacer.
I'm using two 1GB ddr2 800 Mhz chips I had lying around.
James