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On Wednesday 08 August 2007 19:17, Bill wrote: > The mini-itx solution is a good one for someone who might want to expand > beyond just using the always on machine to receive torrents. > > There is enough power in even the fanless mini-itx to do great tv > capture via a win-pvr ( mpeg2 hardware encoder ) capture devices and > playback simultaneously. You have audio out for podcast playback to say > your hi-fi. It is even ok as a secondary desktop pc, which can be useful > if you use IMAP for email and need to check your inbox quickly without > starting up your main pc. > > And if you want to go crazy, get a Nokia n770 or n800 as a remote control! > > Bill > > p.s. If power/cooling is a major concern, get a laptop drive. Thanks for all you help everyone. Suffering from serious mission creep here. I've only got 512k ADSL so off web storage is a no-no for anything useful. I do like the idea of one of these here mini-ITX - probably Via cpu and maybe with a TV card and ..... The really hard bit seems to be finding a case that is 'low profile' stylewise!! Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html