On Thursday 08 January 2009 10:00:05 [email protected] wrote: > I'm looking to setup a pc with an output to a tv (big flatscreen) to > play video files. Sort of like home theatre. > > or video files over a lan connection from a server. > > recording tv is not necessary but may be good. > > Is there a Linux distro that does this or do people go for a hardware > appliance?
As others have enthused, mythtv on your choice of distro. I'd never go without myth either HOWEVER the actual graphics performance is aweful. Even on high end nvidea cards the display jitters, movies are 'OK' footy or Motor Racing etc is terrid. Even modest hardware is distinctly better and high end hardware eg sony bravia is much smoother. We've tried Core2, AMD-X2, Intel and Nvidia graphics: Mobo, 8500, 8600 without significant oooo-aaah's James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
