[clue] HTPC systems?

[Mike Nolte]

Sean,

My favorite HTPC/arcade setup to date used a FoxConn barebone system, a
dual-coax HD Homerun, and an X Arcade dual joystick with glorious, glorious
trackball.  It ran Mythdora, subscribed to a scheduling service, and I
could both watch and control it over the Internets.

You didn't specify why you want an HTPC, so I'm assuming you want something
small, quiet, and responsive.  You didn't specify what kind of video files,
size, or how you intend to access them.  Those are all important
considerations, but the largest for me was the Wife Factor.

The obvious mistake in marrying me aside, she's a smart woman.  When she
sits down to watch her stories, though, she's not going to mess with
restarting X, Apache, or troubleshooting stale NFS handles.

Another important point is that Netflix and Amazon don't stream to Linux,
nor do they apparently plan to.  So, both of the PCs currently connected to
my TVs run Windows, and my HD Homerun and X Arcade are collecting dust on
the Bookshelf of Shattered Dreams.  Plan accordingly.

Mike





> *From:* Sean Leblanc <seanleblanc at comcast.net>
>
*To:* "clue at cluedenver.org" <clue at cluedenver.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, July 6, 2012 2:44 PM
> *Subject:* [clue] HTPC systems?
>
> Anyone out there that has built - or bought - HTPC systems?
>
> Anyone have hardware/software to recommend? I'd like to use some flavor of
> Linux, and I know for sure I'd want to run MAME and other emulators on it.
>
> I think I'd also like to use MythTV as a front-end and probably XBMC,
> maybe, too? The typical use case would be playing video files.
>
> I'm a little out of touch on which flavor of Linux might be the "best" fit
> for this, though. I need something that doesn't require much fuss, but
> doesn't have too much cruft slowing it down, either...
>
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