i've made a couple systems that are *completely* silent - via fanless mobo/cpu, flash hard disk. under $850 for two different systems - peacefulpc.com
i've also got a p4 system with passive cpu cooling (heatpipe sink with no fan, good to 2.8) passive cooled power supply (massive heat sink), quiet hd in dampened enclosure to reduce hd noise by 90%, and the whole case has sound dampening material inside. with one 12 db case fan, this is about as quiet as a p4 can get. again, peacefulpc.com.
i lost signal once - something to do with the foot of snow and ice on my dish. it's been *perfect* other than that.
pvr may not be as good as tivo, but it's soooo much better than regular tv. i will *never* watch live tv again - every hour of television only takes me 25 minutes to watch now:)
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we have lots of buildings on the same (gbe) lan, so two identical computers with a couple tb of drives in different buildings works great.
one holds the backups, the other syncs nightly. tons faster than tapes, much less hassle, and verrry available and secure.
i've made a couple systems that are *completely* silent - via fanless mobo/cpu, flash hard disk. under $850 for two different systems - peacefulpc.com
i've also got a p4 system with passive cpu cooling (heatpipe sink with no fan, good to 2.8) passive cooled power supply (massive heat sink), quiet hd in dampened enclosure to reduce hd noise by 90%, and the whole case has sound dampening material inside. with one 12 db case fan, this is about as quiet as a p4 can get. again, peacefulpc.com.
i'd love feedback, send me a note!
jef
i lost signal once - something to do with the foot of snow and ice on my dish. it's been *perfect* other than that.
:)
pvr may not be as good as tivo, but it's soooo much better than regular tv. i will *never* watch live tv again - every hour of television only takes me 25 minutes to watch now
j