I've been wanting to make a home media system for years now and I
think I can make a pretty good one with LinuxMCE according to the
research I've done. I was going to use Mythbuntu, then I looked into
just MythTV only, KnopMyth, but I think LinuxMCE is a good mixture of
'all of the above'.
I have some questions though that I thought some of you might be able
to answer from experience...(and by the way.. I realize that this is
going to take some money to set up realistically if you want it done
right..so don't be afraid to throw me some suggestions that might cost
a bit more than one would expect)
Backend (core) questions
1.) Can you capture hi-def if you have any hi-def cable/satellite
channels?
a.) I've been researching popular hardware setups on:
http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-pvrhwdb.php?offset=0&sort_mode=rating_desc
b.) It seems like most Linux folk like Hauppauge PVR-150, or 250,
but can they do hi-def?
2.) Can you rip blue ray discs with Linux? Not that important, but
curious
Frontend stations
1.) What would you suggest as a good 'front end' thin client or pc
for:
a.) living room with flat screen and surround sound capability
b.) home theater room with flat screen and surround sound
capability
c.) kitchen with small flat screen monitor with built-in speakers
d.) bedrooms with flat screen tvs with built-in speakers
2.) I've been researching thin clients and the like. I just want
something small and quiet
3.) How exactly does the audio and video get to the thin clients?
Does all the information go over cat5 ethernet or wi-fi to the thin
client and then out the a/v outputs into the tv/receiver?
Ideally it would be nice if there was just a thin client that would
allow me to boot from network and load the LinuxMCE frontend over the
network.
I've also seen where you can run linux on a ps3 now which may give you
blue ray ripping ability and make a nice 'thin client'..I'm not sure.
Thanks for any help on this subject. :-)
Brian
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