Posts by captain_video

Quote:Originally Posted by Mfusick So can I ask what's the cost savings assuming your going with new hardware ...? Is there a savings on just the case ? I'm confused. What's the total cost of a case only ?There is a huge savings...

The benefit is the ability to get a 24-bay server case with hotswap drive bays for a fraction of the original cost and cheaper than anything else on the market that's comparable (hence the title of the thread). The server hardware...

Yes and yes. You will have the option to purchase the configuration of your choice when you're notified that they have servers available. You can call them or send them an e-mail to get on the waiting list. Either method seems to work...

$299 for the dual core AMD Opteron and $349 for the quad core. I believe the Intel costs the same as the dual core AMD.

Quote:Originally Posted by jeff.lebowski Shipping is confirmed. Delivery date is estimated for Wednesday the 10th. 66 lbs.

Quote:Originally Posted by Khan So to make a HTPC you need a USB IR receiver for the remote, a USB TV tuner and USB or LAN HDD storage? If they make one large enough to fit a HDD in I'll be sold.You can use a networked tuner like...

If you're not using a high quality surround system and preamp/processor or receiver you won't get any benefit from decoding the HD audio. PC speakers just don't have the same sound quality as a dedicated home theater setup. For your...

Same here. Record, watch, delete. I rarely have time to watch a show twice, nor do I have a desire to most of the time. I also never watch anything on a screen smaller than 36" if I can help it. HDTV was meant to be enjoyed on a big...

Quote:Originally Posted by toohip I had an Intel system that would idle right around 150-160 watts with no hard drives spinning. I think the memory consumes quite a few watts and older Supermicro motherboards are not that...

I'm wondering if there's an issue with parity being written at the same time everything else is going on. I've noticed that transfer rates to my unRAID server are many times slower than read rates for this very reason. Reading and...