[SLUG] MythTV = Media Centre ++

[Grahame Kelly <grahame@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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