Multimedia OS
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Hello everybody, I am thinking about making my old pc an entertainment machine for my living room. I searched the web for mini linux distributions that can play dvds, audio-cds, play tv & record from tv (this is the most important feature for me). Can anybody let me know about his/her experiences with e.g. mulimidix, geexbox, freevo or distributions like these? Regards Mathias
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Hello everybody, I am thinking about making my old pc an entertainment machine for my living room. I searched the web for mini linux distributions that can play dvds, audio-cds, play tv & record from tv (this is the most important feature for me). Can anybody let me know about his/her experiences with e.g. mulimidix, geexbox, freevo or distributions like these? Regards Mathias
My fiance and I used freevo for a while. It worked great, but we used it mostly for playing music, downloaded videos, and view pictures. We never hooked it up the DVR functionality. We really liked it in general. The UI was nice and things worked easily. This was about two years ago, so things have probably only gotten better. We don't use it anymore becaue we got TiVo for the great program guide and the HMO allows us to stream music, pics, etc. Plus, for $99, it was worth the price. At any rate, freevo gets a thumbs up from my experience. I recommend a small wireless keyboard and mouse to go along with it.
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Hello everybody, I am thinking about making my old pc an entertainment machine for my living room. I searched the web for mini linux distributions that can play dvds, audio-cds, play tv & record from tv (this is the most important feature for me). Can anybody let me know about his/her experiences with e.g. mulimidix, geexbox, freevo or distributions like these? Regards Mathias
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Hello everybody, I am thinking about making my old pc an entertainment machine for my living room. I searched the web for mini linux distributions that can play dvds, audio-cds, play tv & record from tv (this is the most important feature for me). Can anybody let me know about his/her experiences with e.g. mulimidix, geexbox, freevo or distributions like these? Regards Mathias
I use a home built system witn Windows XP. I'd second that wireless keyboard and mouse. It's a must along with some kind of remote control. Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Remember that in Texas, Gun Control is hitting what you aim at. [Richard Stringer] Nice sig! [Tim Deveaux on Matt Newman's sig with a quote from me]