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Re: Recommendations for Media PC OS?
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Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:08:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dan Boger wrote:
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 08:12:54PM +0000, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
It appears that we may be building a media computer for our house soon...
Basically, it will play movies (off CDs/DVDs/network) and music.  Probably
doesn't need to do anything else since the video card is too slow for 3D
rendering.  What OS/software setup do you recommend?

It might be the expected answer, but I'm really really happy with
MythTV:

  http://www.mythtv.org
  http://www.mythtv.info

Any linux would do, and you don't need to know anything about it to set
it up - I just followed this guide, word for word:

  http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php

Seems like that might be overkill if I don't have a TV-Tuner card...?
--Bram



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  Re: Recommendations for Media PC OS?
 
(...) Heh - missed that part. I would still work, and you could easily disable the two TV-related menu items... But there's bound to be something smaller for what you're looking for. (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Recommendations for Media PC OS?
 
(...) It might be the expected answer, but I'm really really happy with MythTV: (2 URLs) linux would do, and you don't need to know anything about it to set it up - I just followed this guide, word for word: (URL) Dan Boger dan@peeron.com (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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