On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Magnus Damm wrote:
Uwe Beutin <uwe@imbrium.de> wrote:
I wanted to get a noise-free streaming client into my living room and this was by far the cheapest type of hardware that I could get. I am now thinking about cancelling my order and setting up my own machine albeit the fact that this would be more expensive. [...]
I use a Apple G4 Cube with a Seagate Barracuda HD as a silent media player. No fans -> as noise-free as it gets. [...]
I've had my Cube in my living room for one year now. I'm very pleased. But it's not really a plug and play solution if that is what you want...
It's not really that. It's the price, actually. I've thought about a simple streaming client w/o a DVD but even a nice VIA EPIA and a case and some RAM, Flash-Disk, etc. will cost more. And a G4 cube is way more than I want to spend... Thanks for helping, Uwe