[vdr] Re: Small & silent VDR custom STB

[Javier Marcet <lists-linuxtv@marcet.info>]

* Jan Ekholm <chakie@infa.abo.fi> [040913 09:03]:

> > I'm looking to build a small & silent vdr STB.
> > I seem to remember there was some kind of PCI backplane with which you
> > got two effective PCI slots. Am I right? In case I am, was it for the
> > EPIA m/b or for some barebone?
> You can get riser cards with two PCI slots for the Epia cards. At least I
> have one. Never tested it yet though, but it is made especially for Epias.
The same question I made to Palko. Where did you get it?

BTW, which EPIA boards are you using? There are a few choices ranging in
cpu speed and hence price. Is any of them enough to record various
channels and play back all kind of medias (divx et all) ?

I'm not concerned about the speed for transcoding.


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Javier Marcet <javier@marcet.info>