[wellylug] Mobile Multimedia Machine (MMM!)

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Hi Chris,

The tricky thing is taking live video in, and then coding it in realtime
to some high quality format (i.e. mpeg2, mpeg4 etc), and streaming it
out - we're talking multimegabit streams here....

Of course this means a specialist pci card which drives a lean back
towards a rack mount (mounted in a transportable case) design - which is
kinda at the opposite end to my previous laptop plus a outboard
soundcard design...

Hmm. tricky. Two systems or one? *really mobile* or not? 

Oh, Thanks to the luggers that replied to my email, I'll let you know
how I go....

jamie


On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 20:43, Chris Harris wrote:
> Hi jamie
> 
> have you considered the likes of:
> 
> http://www.ascent.co.nz/mn-product-spec.asp?pid=116719
> E-Cube S968L, Mini Barebones Kit, Socket 478, Pentium 4, Intel 845GE, 533MHz FSB, DDR333, Audio, Video, 4XAGP, ATA-100, LAN, Firewire, USB 2
> 
> *Add RAM, CPU and Hard drive for a working system*
> :
> Specifications:
> - CPU: Support Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 processor / 400/533MHz Intel NetBurst
> - Chipset: Intel 82845GE + ICH4 Chipset Winbond W83627HF LPC controllerRealtek RTL8100B Ethernet controllerNEC uPD720100AGM USB 2.0 controller NEC uPD72873GC 1394a
> - Main Memory: Two 184-pin DIMM sockets Support DDR200/266/333 SDRAM up to 2GB
> - VGA: Integrated Graphics controller in 845GE Support 3D/2D enhancementsSupport AGP8X bandwidth. Max. Bandwidth 2.1GB/secAITECH AIT2138 TV Hardware EncoderTV-out supporting upto 1027 x 768 graphic resolution
> - Audio: AC-Link with AC'97 2.2 compliantSoftware audio with Realtek ALC650 6-channel AC'97 codec, S/PDIF output supported
> - USB 2.0: NEC uPD720100AGM USB 2.0 controllerCompliant with USB 2.0 specificationSupport Hi-speed, Full-speed and Low-speed data transfer rate Max Bandwidth 480Mbits/s
> - Ethernet: Realtek RTL8100B 10/100Base-T Ethernet controllerFull-Duplex supportedWFM 2.0 compliant
> - 1394: NEC uPD72873GC 1394a Host ControllerData transfer rate 100/200/400Mbps
> - I/O Interface: Winbond W83627HF LPC controllerTwo enhanced PCI IDE channels which support up to 4 IDE devices with ATA-100 transfers up to 100MB/sec Built in FDC supports 1.2M/1.44M/2.88M FDD
> - Back Panel I/O Output: SPDIF-OUT optical connector, 2 Type A USB connectors, 1 RJ-45 LAN port, 1 S connector, 1 Composite connector, 2 1394 Vertical connectors, 1 Serial Port, 1 D-type 15-pin VGA connector, Line-in, MIC-in, Speaker-out, PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors
> - System BIOS: Award BIOS with 2MB/4MB EEPROMACPI/PnP supported
> - Expansion Slots: 1 PCI slot, 1 AGP4X slot
> - Form Factor: Flex-ATX @ 262 mm (L) × 180 mm (W), 6 Layers
> - Front Panel I/O Output Board: SPDIF-In optical connector, Center/Bass, Rear-Out, Line-Out, MIC-In, 2 Type A USB connectors, 1 1394 connector
> 
> 
> You would need to add a decent sound card, OS, CPU, RAM, DVD and HDD
> 
> or possibly http://www.ascent.co.nz/mn-product-spec.asp?pid=110204 etc
> 
> p.s I have no affiliation with Ascent, except as a customer
> 
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