[leglug-users] Home Entertainment

[Denys (VISP)]

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:20:19 -0500 (CDT), Edmond Abrahamian wrote
> 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.
> 
Cell Broadband Engine @ 3.2GHz
256 MB RAM
http://www.geekpatrol.ca/2006/11/playstation-3-performance/
Quota "Turns out the comment was right; Cell processor performance is 
comparable to low-end PowerPC G5 performance ".

And
http://www.barefeats.com/image06/imcd-imo.gif
beat G5.
And most important, on PS3 graphics support is not complete for Linux.

But not bad choice too.. very good idea even.


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