I’m looking for a replacement motherboard for my bedroom HTPC. The catch is that the bedroom TV is old and only has composite input. I’ve been using the popular in its day [url=http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=0&model=1138&modelmenu=1]Asus M2NPV-VM[/url], but it is dying. First, the USB controller stopped working and I had to buy a PCI USB card. Now, it gets that hot electronics smell after a while and gets unstable even when running open air.
As a replacement, I would ideally like to find another of these boards used so that I might be able to do a simple swap-out without redoing the OS. So, anybody have one of these laying around and willing to part with it for a reasonable price?
Alternatively, I would be interested in an affordable solution that includes either a mobo with composite out or support for [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-131-014-06.jpg&Image=13-131-014-08.jpg%2c13-131-014-02.jpg%2c13-131-014-03.jpg%2c13-131-014-04.jpg%2c13-131-014-05.jpg%2c13-131-014-06.jpg%2c13-131-014-07.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16813131014&Depa=0&Description=ASUS%20M2NPV-VM%20Micro%20ATX%20AMD%20Motherboard]Asus’s TV module[/url] (like the M2NPV-VM) or an inexpensive mobo + video card combo. Obviously, I don’t need a lot of video processing power as this set-up is SD only. Noise is a concern as well as card height, so passive half-height cards only.
Lastly, this set-up will only be used until I replace the bedroom TV with a flat-panel, so price is a major factor.
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