Now we have a jolly huge TV and a GBP 25 DVD player, I find myself very tempted to build myself a Linux-based Media Centre PC. I'd love some advice on what I'm thinking of buying.
I want:
- Linux-based media centre PC running MythTV.
- Fits on TV stand (thus desktop case)
- Fast enough for software decoding while doing other stuff
- Not too noisy
- Ideally one that doesn't use too much power (environmental impact)
- Cheap
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Slight preference for AMD 64 for coolness value.(given up on this one)
- Games machine (will never run Windows so no point)
- Very quiet indeed (no-one in the house seems to mind PC roar)
- Lots of compatibility hassles making it work
- DVD +-RW rewriter (ATA)
- AGP graphics card with TV out (NVidia MX400 MS-8826)
- Cheap sound card if I can't make the onboard one work with Linux
| 56.09 | Processor and fan | 2.66GHz Intel Celeron 330D, 256K L2, socket 478, 533MHz FSB |
| 97.98 | Motherboard, case, PSU | Black ASUS Pundit barebones system |
| 45.88 | Memory | Ebuyer 512mb DDR PC3200 400MHz Tesco Value Ram |
| 76.73 | Hard drive | 200 Gb Seagate Barracuda |
| 62.64 | TV card | Hauppage DVB-T PCI Nova 909 |
| 6.68 | Video cable | Belkin PC-DVD to TV Cable Kit |
| 5.86 | Postage and packing | |
| 352.76 | Total cost |
So, what have I forgotten? What am I buying wrong? What won't work with what? What do I need to check about my existing bits of hardware? Where should I be saving money/spending more?
Re: myth tv ----
Date: 2004-12-04 03:51 am (UTC)I suspect if BBC2 and Channel 4 were on the same multiplex I'd be less concerned...