Has anybody run across a small thin-client style case for a
micro-ATX motherboard? All it needs to hold is the motherboard
and a slimline optical drive. No hard-drive, no power-supply,
no expansion cards. All of the "normal" pc cases I can find
are huge and include power supplies and drive bays I don't
need/want.
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Grant Edwards grante Yow! They don't hire
at PERSONAL PINHEADS,
visi.com Mr. Toad!
thin-client style case for micro-ATX?
Started by ●October 21, 2007
Reply by ●October 21, 20072007-10-21
"Grant Edwards" <grante@visi.com> skrev i meddelandet news:13hm478sp814af0@corp.supernews.com...> Has anybody run across a small thin-client style case for a > micro-ATX motherboard? All it needs to hold is the motherboard > and a slimline optical drive. No hard-drive, no power-supply, > no expansion cards. All of the "normal" pc cases I can find > are huge and include power supplies and drive bays I don't > need/want. > > --Why not consider mini-ITX, there are some nice chassies at: http://www.mini-itx.com/ -- Best Regards, Ulf Samuelsson This is intended to be my personal opinion which may, or may not be shared by my employer Atmel Nordic AB
Reply by ●October 21, 20072007-10-21
>> Has anybody run across a small thin-client style case for a >> micro-ATX motherboard? All it needs to hold is the motherboard >> and a slimline optical drive. No hard-drive, no power-supply, >> no expansion cards. All of the "normal" pc cases I can find >> are huge and include power supplies and drive bays I don't >> need/want. > > Why not consider mini-ITX, there are some nice chassies at: > http://www.mini-itx.com/I need enough horsepower to decode an ATSC HD video stream and an HDMI or DVI output. The Linux support for hardware assisted MPEG2 decoding with the chipsets you find on mini-itx boards (typically VIA) seems to be pretty sketchy and the CPUs can't do it on their own. With a micro-ATX there are plenty with well-supported NVidia chipsets and with a relatively low power (45W) AMD X2 you can even do it in the CPU if needed. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! INSIDE, I have the at same personality disorder visi.com as LUCY RICARDO!!
