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<blockquote data-quote="Ruud" data-source="post: 304518" data-attributes="member: 10538">Hi Fromaron,I agree with PD that Via has some issues that would limit your HTPC. But as always, it is all in your requirements: if you want the server to be on 24/7 then there is no need to go to standby etc.My guess would be that the VIA EPIA 1.0 Ghx is up to the job when used only as a tv server and with hardware encoding TV cards.The power consumption is all about doing the math (and google for power consumption specs): look at my TV server specs: I'm running this with a 80 watt power supply. Even running the client on similar hardware with a Nvidia GT8500 video card (takes on somewhere betheen 10-30 watt at maximum). In the end I decided not to go the VIA route because of bad press and slow performance. When I had to do it all again, I would go the Atom route: prices and power consumption are extremely low.For the client I would wait for a better on board graphical chipset as the current ones in the Mini-itx arena are not up to the MP task.k.r.Ruud.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruud, post: 304518, member: 10538"] Hi Fromaron, I agree with PD that Via has some issues that would limit your HTPC. But as always, it is all in your requirements: if you want the server to be on 24/7 then there is no need to go to standby etc. My guess would be that the VIA EPIA 1.0 Ghx is up to the job when used only as a tv server and with hardware encoding TV cards. The power consumption is all about doing the math (and google for power consumption specs): look at my TV server specs: I'm running this with a 80 watt power supply. Even running the client on similar hardware with a Nvidia GT8500 video card (takes on somewhere betheen 10-30 watt at maximum). In the end I decided not to go the VIA route because of bad press and slow performance. When I had to do it all again, I would go the Atom route: prices and power consumption are extremely low. For the client I would wait for a better on board graphical chipset as the current ones in the Mini-itx arena are not up to the MP task. k.r. Ruud. [/QUOTE]

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