D201GLY2

[razor2025]

Actually, according to SPCR's review of the new unit (with the old Celeron 215, instead of 220), it does HD video quite well for its price/size.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article780-page3.html

The only issue is with VC-1 encoded videos. If you can get the CoreAVC codec to sacrifice a bit of image quality for speed, I don't see why you can't build a HD capable media center with this. The only thing holding you back is the 2 channel audio output, but that's something easily fixable with $50 USB 5.1 soundcard.

 

[thorin]

Originally posted by: nos41
I was looking at the D201GLY2 for a linux firewall. Can anyone tell me if they have a working version of linux or unix on this system? It does look like some people have tried but not sure if it was successfull. Thinking about using RH, Gentoo, or SmoothWall. Also still unclear what this processer really is. It states it is a single core which supports either 32bit or 64bit. Does this mean I can run either type of OS.

I've read stories and posts of other people installing Ubuntu and other *nixes on it. The only bad thing I've heard about it is that it doesn't have very good support for Standby mode (but it was unclear whether this was a design issue or a BIOS/Driver issue).

 

[thorin]

I really need case ideas for this board. The one I linked above is only getting kinda "so so" reviews (especially it's PSU). I'd like to stay with the stock HS (since that makes the build easiest).

 

[Zap]

The case you linked was an X-Qpack. Yes, the PSU isn't very good - but it will probably work for this board. However, if you go with that case then why don't you go with a different board/CPU? That case is micro ATX, and you can easily go with a low voltage Sempron LE chip and some Nvidia or AMD chipset mATX board.

The purpose of these mini ITX boards is to put it in a really tiny case. Putting it in a huge (in comparison) case like the X-Qpack seems silly to me.

 

[thorin]

The case you linked was an X-Qpack. Yes, the PSU isn't very good - but it will probably work for this board. However, if you go with that case then why don't you go with a different board/CPU? That case is micro ATX, and you can easily go with a low voltage Sempron LE chip and some Nvidia or AMD chipset mATX board.

Because none of the other boards are $80 or less.

The purpose of these mini ITX boards is to put it in a really tiny case. Putting it in a huge (in comparison) case like the X-Qpack seems silly to me.

I'm definitely open to something smaller. The only things I've seen so far are really fuggly, don't include a PSU, require changing the heatsink, or are horribly overpriced.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: thorin

if you go with that case then why don't you go with a different board/CPU? That case is micro ATX, and you can easily go with a low voltage Sempron LE chip and some Nvidia or AMD chipset mATX board.

Because none of the other boards are $80 or less.

35W Celeron 420 $38
$38 mATX board (or $23 after rebate)

This is regular pricing, not counting that rebate which makes it even cheaper. You can think of the Celeron 420 as the same chip, just 400MHz faster.

 

[thorin]

I'm guessing those extra 400MHz don't come passively cooled?