On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 03:10:44PM +0000, Gavin McCullagh mentioned:
> If it's going to be a DVD player (as well as a mp3 player/server and
> general use home server), I'd like to keep it as quiet as possible. The
> fact that it'll probably be always on would make power consumption an
> issue too. The VIA chip appears to be best for this. I havn't really
> looked at Transmeta, but I don't know if I should even bother.
Well, you'll need to look at a non-hard disk OS too. Something like the
transeta Midori one (or maybe the antefacto fit-on-a-64MB flash one).
Have a look at some of the small transmeta boards. They run pretty cool
too, and don't need fans.
Kate
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