Re: [LUG] thin clients: silent, right?

[bill noyce <main@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You will find that Full Screen Video at much over 480x320@xxxxx
will max out 100mbps - as you are sending the raw video across the
LAN and not the compressed divx/mpeg4/avi etc. A decent quality DivX
only needs 2mbps!

Those Axel units cost I think £350 pounds -> spend that on a
decent x86 system. I've got 2 Mini-ITX systems, which are used
as dump wireless mesh nodes and are fantastic. There are loads 
of cool cases out there. Mini-ITX is a new standard, backed by 
a division of VIA. Low Power, with TV-Out, Audio and much much 
more.

I'm just trying to help.

Bill.

On Wednesday 18 Dec 2002 11:46 am, Bill Wilson wrote:
> from bill@xxxxxxxx
> Not quite true you can run video animate even sound on thin client.
> Often this is quicker as the main crunch work runs on a server. At 100
> Mbs just delivering video at 16 bit colour is no problem. At Dulverton
> Middle School we had 6 users on a PII 400 server running the same video
> clip from Encyclopedia with no perceptable degradation. Needs a properly
> designed network though.
>
> dbatho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Rick
> >
> > But Axel is not the solution to all silence issues.  There is always a
> > need for a PC, you can't animate under thin Client.  So a Quiet PC is a
> > solution for a home user and a AXEL solutions a brilliant idea for thin
> > client ( except servers. - still noisy..)
> >
> > Just a thought why not use Quiet PC components within your Server.(ideas?)
> >
> > David
> > ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Rick Timmis" <rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [LUG] thin clients: silent, right?
> >
> > > We use Axel as you know, these are 290 x 290 mm Square 30 mm Deep, will
> > > accept Monitor or LCD on Top. We Use LCD as better use of space and less
> > > heat output, Also better on the eye.
> > >
> > > Axel's are completely silent and very low power consumption. Completely
> > > silent.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > > Adrian Midgley wrote:
> > > > Thin clients for X or for that matter MS' windowing GUI don't have a fan
> >
> > in,
> >
> > > > am I right?
> > > >
> > > > So no noise to disturb the office/consulting room?
> > > >
> > > > Commonest GP IT grumble apart from programs falling over is of the noise
> >
> > the
> >
> > > > PC makes in a consulting room.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards and Best wishes
> > >
> > > Rick Timmis
> > > rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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