FM Tunerz and Cases?

nFiniteTuning · 09-29-2004, 02:59 PM

Well first things first, I'm new here and I couldn't find this info anywheres. Where can I purchase the best Radio Tuner for MMC and MediaEngine?

Also Where's a good place to buy case's. Like car case's, single din and anything else, I like style and want somethin nice.

Bobby Digital · 09-29-2004, 03:04 PM

there is no real "good" radio. There is a USB one made by D-Link that is supported under both Media Engine and MediaCar I believe, but it's FM only and the reception is crappy. There is a project underway to make a AM/FM with lots of goodies (RBDS etc) so I'd wait for that if I were you.

BasicEvil · 09-29-2004, 03:09 PM

There are a lot of posts on this site re FM tuners. Look around, the general consensus has been most available units have had poor reception quality in car applications. There is a much anticipated project in the works to build a suitable solution for car applications.

As far as cases are concerned a lot of people here seem to fab up their own custom cases. The case is obviously going to have to be something that will suit your hardware (motherboard, hard drive etc). Have you already decided what hardware your going to use?

Hope the above is useful

nFiniteTuning · 09-29-2004, 04:23 PM

Actualy, I haven't fully decided....But I want to use the computer for gamming too...to run Need For Speed: Underground 2, and Jedi Academy and things like that. And my slow *** computer runs it great. So I was thinkin of running a P4 system. And Mini-Itx.com says its recomended to use a bigger case. Probably because of heat. And I also wanna run a slot loaded cdrw/dvdrw So that would mean I'd have to run it somewheres in the din slot or somewheres close by so I can have access to the cd.

If you know whats the best **** to run or whatever, please let me know. I'm new to the ITX form factor.

I guess a 1.2ghz setup would be best since they are said to take up minimal power and dont get soo hot. I'm just hoping to find a good enough, THIN, PCI video card to play some of my favorite games.