2010-04-02, 04:30
Hi so I'm planning a ambitious new xbmc frontend and I'd like some assistance/advice in the parts to use for the project.
The case is going to be (hopefully) an old n64 I found on the side of the road.
I've gutted it and as you can imagine the internal cavity is rather small, so I don't have a lot of room to play with.
I've found the EPIA-P710 motherboard, a Pico-ITX which appears to be a pretty good contender for the project
link to a video of it's capability http://gizmodo.com/5363223/via-pico+itx-...ke-a-champ
And the Via page for the board and specs
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/embedd...ard_id=730
I'm hoping that this uses a external power brick but am unsure if that's what powers the unit (probably on the specs page but missed.)
I've also found nvidias pico ITX board
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/10861/nvid...index.html
Which would also be awesome for the project but I don't think this board is actually for sale but has all the connectors I'd need and the ION chip.
Planning on putting one small ssd drive in the system also (only a 40gb version) or even just a USB thumb drive to start with.
Think it's possible to do this. Are these boards even available to the public?
Would be an awesome case to mod and make a great addition to my home theater setup.
I plan on streaming most of my content from a server over gigabit ethernet. and just mainly the drive for the OS (linux version).
Any other problems you may envisage? or helpful advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance
The case is going to be (hopefully) an old n64 I found on the side of the road.
I've gutted it and as you can imagine the internal cavity is rather small, so I don't have a lot of room to play with.
I've found the EPIA-P710 motherboard, a Pico-ITX which appears to be a pretty good contender for the project
link to a video of it's capability http://gizmodo.com/5363223/via-pico+itx-...ke-a-champ
And the Via page for the board and specs
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/embedd...ard_id=730
I'm hoping that this uses a external power brick but am unsure if that's what powers the unit (probably on the specs page but missed.)
I've also found nvidias pico ITX board
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/10861/nvid...index.html
Which would also be awesome for the project but I don't think this board is actually for sale but has all the connectors I'd need and the ION chip.
Planning on putting one small ssd drive in the system also (only a 40gb version) or even just a USB thumb drive to start with.
Think it's possible to do this. Are these boards even available to the public?
Would be an awesome case to mod and make a great addition to my home theater setup.
I plan on streaming most of my content from a server over gigabit ethernet. and just mainly the drive for the OS (linux version).
Any other problems you may envisage? or helpful advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance