Pondering HTPC configurations...any SFF barebones with AGP+2 PCI?

[EvilYoda]

boo.

 

[Busithoth]

It ain't the prettiest (depending on your tastes, I guess), but I would have snagged it when building my machine, if it was released.

 

[EvilYoda]

Hmmmmm...that doesn't look too bad to me...thanks, time to see if anybody's carrying it.

 

[nan0bug]

why not get an SFF with an ATI All-in-wonder card and the sound card you want? you could get the 8500 AIW and your problems would be solved...

 

[xizor]

ATX HTPC's are just not very cool. I 2nd the AIW if find yourself having too many devices.

 

[EvilYoda]

boo again.

 

[Sahakiel]

Some ATI cards have HDTV output

 

[pyrojunkie]

Some ATI cards DO have HDTV output. However they don't receive HDTV signals. ATI TV tuners for now are for standard analog TV broadcasts. This does bring to the point though that you probably want a ATI card above the 9xxx series in order to output the PC screen to your HDTV at its highest possible resolution. Normal TV outs don't have resolution higher than 800x600p and most HDTV's can display 1280x720p. I don't think an 8500 is compatible with the ATI HDTV component out adapter.

 

[EvilYoda]

boo x3.

 

[Czar]

why do you need 2x pci?

 

[e-Spider]

Originally posted by: Sahakiel
Some ATI cards have HDTV output

Maybe a better route would be the MyHD MDP-120 w/ DVI daughter card for HDTV.

 

[EvilYoda]

Just let the thread die, AT let me down horribly. I don't understand how some people function through their day without READING and UNDERSTANDING.

that is all.

 

[RacerX]

This has 3 PCI's ---> Hornet