[leglug-users] Home Entertainment

[Hisham Mardam Bey]

Hello,

On 3/23/07, Abdallah <abdallah.deeb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> 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.
>

My current setup:

1 x 32" Sony Bravia LCD S Series running 720p ($1300 USD)
1 x Sony Playstation 3, 60GB HD, Wifi, running 720p via HDMI ($800 USD)
1 x "misc" HDMI cable ($30 USD)
2 x 3-internal-speaker custom built speakers ($200 USD)
1 x 800 watt amplifier ($80 USD)
1 x USB wireless keyboard ($?? USD)
1 x USB wireless mouse ($?? USD)

Installed software:
- Yellow Dog Linux running Enlightenment 17 for the desktop (free!)
- RAGE (another Enlightenment related video player / multimedia system) (free!)

http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage2.avi
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_01.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_02.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_03.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_04.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_05.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_06.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_07.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_08.jpg
http://www.rasterman.com/files/rage_09.jpg

(currently available in E's CVS repository under misc/rage)

The result? Games, internet, audio, DVD playback, DIVX (and related),
Blu-Ray movies, and the online Sony Playstation Store.

Sheer perfection, sex on a stick (=

Best regards,

hisham.

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Hisham Mardam Bey
MSc (Computer Science)
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