On 11/05/2013 03:05 PM, Randy Stapilus wrote: > Two or three questions, depending on how you count. > > The last windows computer in our mostly-Linux household has crashed and > apparently died. Does not pass POST, does not collect anything - > motherboard is probably dead. This computer was used specifically for the > entertainment center, to stream audio/video to our tv (which mainly has > functioned as a monitor) and stereo. > > Main reason we had windows on that one was Netflix, which I long heard did > not mesh with Linux. In the last year I've been reading about Netflix video > playing capability on Linux (as at > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-get-netflix-streaming-on-ubuntu-1210/); > in the experience of people here who have tried it, does it work well?
Don't know about Netflix and Linux, but ... > I'd like to set up the new entertainment-dedicated computer (just > streaming, no games or such) as a Linux machine, sufficient for the task > but keeping an eye on cost. So: Any recommendations on where (in the > PDX-Salem area) to best look for such a beast? I know this sort of question > comes up periodically, but it's probably good to revisit it occasionally. > I'd be ok with installing the OS (probably Ubuntu) myself, but does anyone > have any cautionary notes about what to keep alert for, in addition to > Linux-friendy wireless cards? > > Advice would be most welcome. Several of us are playing with MythTV. Check out our archives for various MythTV posts. (Okay. I just tried to check out our archives with Google advanced search and couldn't do that. Do we still have access to the archives? I thought there used to be instructions on doing that by putting http://www.pdxlinux.org/ in the site or domain box on the Google Advanced Search page.) See also: http://www.mythtv.org/ -- Regards, Richard C. Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
