Hi Sluggers.
In response to several questions on Media Centre (or is that arr..
Media Center) the only way to go is:
Myth-Ubuntu downloadable on a single DVD off the net. Several flavours
are available, i386, x86_64, OSX etc.
Ubuntu 7.10 (gutsy Gibbon) (using the x64 Alternate installer if your
CPU/64 bit) their probably a later release now available. Look at
this guide - http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu.php will assist you too.
I/We have converted three such systems from original crap windoze
Media Center. The users where overwhelmed by Myth's uptime, added
functionality, source-code access, and the price just blows them away.
Most spent any where in the range of $1.5K to $2.2K for the windoze
setup (not including the $700++ for the s/w licence) only to find they
usually had to reboot twice or more a day, and then even some DVD
where not copyable.
In-house we have two Myth-servers (back-ends) and four front-ends (two
are back &front ends combined the others are silent microATX compact
flash 1GHz fan less systems). You will have no problems setting up
right from boot able MythTV-Ubuntu distro, just installs and goes -
Never have I seen it so simply done.
Hope this assists.
Grahame
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