On 15 Apr 2010, at 12:45, James Gallagher wrote:
> Thought I'd run this plan by the list before I shell out the money. I'm
> planning to get a HP DL580 G2
>http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350318770292&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_5331wt_1166> .
> The plan is to add some Hauppauge cards so that it can be a MythTV backend
> (so I'll probably put Mythbuntu on) and then add VirtualBox to hold a
> handful of VMs. I don't see any of this being too taxing for the kit nor far
> enough out on the edge in terms of compatibility/drivers.
>> Is there anything blindingly obvious that I'm missing or any other thoughts
> that people might want to throw in? All's appreciated!
I hope that you can put this either far away from the TV, or in a soundproof room, as it is a noisy beast.
Niall
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