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bwente at travelatro

Mar 27, 2003, 2:09 PM

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Laptop?

Well my shuttle SS50 isn't as quiet or as cool as I would like. I created my
system before I knew about splitting frontend from backend. But know I am
considering spending more for a light frontend. I saw a dell laptop for $700
celeron 2.0ghz, but how do you get video in?

Is there a usb solution?

-- Brian

sedwards at theedwards

Mar 27, 2003, 2:26 PM

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Re: Laptop? [In reply to]

Check which model of dell laptop it is against the dell website. Many
of the older ones had svideo outputs. Don't know if the svideo would be
usable with X or not, but it's worth a look.

I had a lattitude at one time that had ethernet, sound and svideo out
with a P2-450 chip. Really wish I still had it. It would have made a
great front-end box.

-Shawn

Brian Wente wrote:

>Well my shuttle SS50 isn't as quiet or as cool as I would like. I created my
>system before I knew about splitting frontend from backend. But know I am
>considering spending more for a light frontend. I saw a dell laptop for $700
>celeron 2.0ghz, but how do you get video in?
>
>Is there a usb solution?
>
>-- Brian
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edward.wildgoose at frmhedge

Mar 28, 2003, 3:02 AM

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Re: Laptop? [In reply to]

There is a shuttle silencing kit for sale somewhere. I suspect that it is
just a low flow panoflow fan to be honest though. Perhaps consider adding
one of these yourself to the shuttle?

> Well my shuttle SS50 isn't as quiet or as cool as I would like. I created
my
> system before I knew about splitting frontend from backend. But know I am
> considering spending more for a light frontend. I saw a dell laptop for
$700
> celeron 2.0ghz, but how do you get video in?

mythtv at zencow

Mar 28, 2003, 12:31 PM

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Re: Laptop? [In reply to]

Brian Wente wrote
> Well my shuttle SS50 isn't as quiet or as cool as I would like. I created my
> system before I knew about splitting frontend from backend. But know I am
> considering spending more for a light frontend. I saw a dell laptop for $700
> celeron 2.0ghz, but how do you get video in?

if the laptop is going to be a frontend, you don't need video in.
Maybe video out, if you want to run that to a TV.

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