[leglug-users] Home Entertainment

[Edmond Abrahamian]

On Fri, March 23, 2007 8:11 am, Abdallah said:

> I know that for most of us home entertainment means a laptop and some
> just-for-fun coding, but for our families it isn't. And since i'm about to
> have one of my own, I'm thinking of building my own system from "Open
> Source" components (I know what you're thinking: "cheap bastard"). So,
> let's
> hear it, what do I need?
> Here's what I have:
> 1- Sony bravia s series 32" lcd tv
> 2- P4 Computer 3.2Ghz
> 3- Matrox shared storage II (1 Tb)
> 4- DVD R/W
>
> Here's what I think I should have: *suggestions welcome
> 1- A good HDMI capable graphic card
> 2- Gegabit Ethernet setup (cards + hub/switch)
> 3- TV Tuner (external) + infrared receptor
> 4- Software ...
>
> Please don't even try to FGI me, I'm asking for suggestions and real-life
> details based on your experience.



Get a playstation 3, make it dual-boot with linux, and you're done.
You can't beat the cell processor, nor can you beat the form
factor.

p.s. how much are these running for in leb? here about $500.

  -- Edmond