Author: Vic Date: To: hampshire Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Hellow
> I've been keeping my eye out for another N160 on eBay or > similar
You'll be competing with me, then. My N160 is probably my most useful
machine (if a little slow when trying to rebuild an entire distribution
from source :-)
> but I am constantly surprised at the cost of second hand
> laptops.
The problem is that laptops were incredibly expensive until recently, and
people remember what they paid for them, not what they would pay for
something similar now. So if you paid £800 for a machine 2 years ago,
would you really be satisfied with £50 now?
> I have no intention of running a dedicated decoder on anything other
> than Linux, don't worry :) This just the best spec hardware I'd have
> 'spare'
Your N160 will do a good job if you can put it in front of the telly from
time to time. That's exactly my setup.
> I have an access point just inside the door to my
> office, and a PC about 6 feet away just inside the dining room door. The
> signal is of poor quality
I have an AP sat on top of my monitor in my office (back room, 1st floor).
I can get coverage to the front door, and all the way to the end of the
back garden. And I have a Victorian house with proper brick :-)
> according to the driver utility (Windows I'm
> afraid)
Throw the Windows stuff away. Windows is a method of extracting cash from
punters. Linux will make your life much easier.
> the 'route' to the TV would be through the
> chimney breast, so lots of brick!
Same for my setup. The direct path will narrowly miss one chimney, I
suuspect, but go straight through the other. Works for me...
> Anyway, I have an ethernet point just behind the TV :)
