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Old 03-05-2006, 09:35 AM   #1
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mediacenter


Well it's time for a new project since I have nothing better to do (those few weeks a year I can actually say this). I'd like to build a mediacenter with Debian. I got a tv-card from a friend but I only have two quite old pc's laying around. What's the minimum processor need to get a working setup?
Would be a waste to start if it turns out that the hardware is to old. Any tips, ideas?

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Old 03-05-2006, 11:18 AM   #2
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Review Debian Sarge installer(not net-installer notes) manual and HCL for minimal requirements and what tv cards are supported. Check motherboards's spec and available slots. Have fun
 
Old 03-05-2006, 12:31 PM   #3
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Simply viewing with the tv card takes very little horsepower. If it has a built in mpeg encoder, "recording" takes very little horsepower. The only thing that will require a beefy system is encoding the audio/video in another format.
 
  


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