I'm new to both mythtv and linux, but I'm hoping to tackle both. I'm hoping to setup a system that I can use as an all-in-one (front-end + backend) system. I've got an old pc (amd-k6 w/multimedia 300mhz, 288mb ram, pvr-150 [from my other computer], dvd-rom) and I don't know if I'm ready to tackle all that would go into installing a linux distrubution and mythtv on a system as old as this. I'm looking for suggestions for hardware (mobo, processor, video card w/tv out) that I can throw together with the pvr-150 remaining salvagable parts and get a mythtv up and running in the most simple fashion for a linux newbie.
I understand that this will probably be a somewhat large undertaking for someone who doesn't know anything about linux, so I'm ready to put some time into it; nonetheless, I figure that it'd be best to start out with the odd in my favor when it comes to hardware. I've read the Fedora-Myth HOWTO, and I think that's the route I'd like to take, but like I said, I'm looking for suggestions for the cheapest hardware purchases that will still get me a good system.
I'm hoping to use it mostly to record, transcode, and watch my video. I don't need it for live tv watching, but that wouldn't hurt! I'm excited to try the different offerings of mythtv, but those are my main NEEDS.
Thanks a lot for any suggestions,
Adam
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