Shuttle XPC Pentium M Video Player
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2005-01-17, 08:50 PM
Looks good, maybe even better than the ASUS Pundit-R. It is likely to be pricey though
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20615 Even better pics http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2317&p=5
2005-01-19, 03:54 PM
Smeghead are you using the Pundit-R
Are the graphics good enough to use for GB-PVR? I'm just about to buy one of these and would be interested in anyone's opinions. Cheers, Simon
Simon, UK.
PVR 150, 80Gb and 250Gb SATA, UK Sky box as source.
2005-01-19, 05:57 PM
I'm not using a Pundit-R but two of my work colleagues are. One with a portable TV (14 inch) who says it's pretty awful, the text not very legible etc. and the other using it on a 28 inch widescreen TV who says that it's "OK". One of my colleagues brought the box into work and we connected it up and I am tempted to buy one (I have a MVP connected to my main PC at the moment).
The downside(s) of the Pundit-R: 2 PCI slots but it's a real pain getting 2 full height cards in To add better video capability you can only add a standard PCI graphics card (taking up one of the precious PCI slots). Of course TV cards can be added via USB as can better audio. The upside of the Pundit-R is that it's relativelly cheap, it runs fairly cool and it's very quiet. Make sure you get a quiet HDD.
2005-01-21, 08:25 AM
I'm planning on running it using the DVI out to an LCD Tv, so hopefully picture quality will be ok. Was the graphics quality ok when you tested the Pundit-R at work?
I don't really want to add an extra graphics card unless I have to, as I will put two Hauppauge Nova-T cards in there for Digibox and PVR functions. Nice to know that it is quiet though, as that's just what I need. Think I'll have to get one, all I need now is a source for a cheap P4 of around 2.0 Ghz.... Cheers, Simon
Simon, UK.
PVR 150, 80Gb and 250Gb SATA, UK Sky box as source.
2005-01-21, 12:53 PM
We tried it on a 19 inch CRT monitor and the quality was good, what you'd expect from a £30 card, not good for games but OK for general use. We didn't try the DVI output though.
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