Hardware suggestion for a media center

[vendion]

Hi I am wanting to build a Linux, more than likely openSUSE based, media
center and looking for some suggestions on hardware and even software.
The biggest suggestion that I need is a good TV tuner card that will
work, the only problem I have with ATI is there horrible drivers. Any
other suggestions you have are welcome, this will be my biggest personal
use build yet and I want to do it right
--
"We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other
reason than only freedom can make security more secure." Karl Popper

[caf4926]

Obviously the first place to look is: Hardware - openSUSE

[Phoronix] Linux Reviews & Articles on Graphics Cards

[oldcpu]

If you do a google search on " opensuse media center " you will get many hits of such setups, and will be able to read various users efforts at this.

[vendion]

caf4926 wrote:

>
> Obviously the first place to look is: 'Hardware - openSUSE'
> (http://en.opensuse.org/Hardware)
>
> '[Phoronix] Linux Reviews & Articles on Graphics Cards'
>
(http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...aphics%20Cards)
>
>

Thanks for the suggestions looking at the hardware list seems like
there are a couple that will work with 11.1 and hopefully up if I can
find them, most of them look older so most stores may not have it
anymore. As for software it looks like a lot of people have good luck
with mythtv, and I found Moovida
(http://www.susegeek.com/multimedia/m...dia-center-in-
opensuse/) which supports what I want the biggest thing is TV playback
(Analog?). I guess I should have said that I am in the U.S. so it
needs to support analog TV in what ever format that is used here.
--
"We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other
reason than only freedom can make security more secure." Karl Popper

[vendion]

Adam Jimerson wrote:

> caf4926 wrote:
>
>>
>> Obviously the first place to look is: 'Hardware - openSUSE'
>> (http://en.opensuse.org/Hardware)
>>
>> '[Phoronix] Linux Reviews & Articles on Graphics Cards'
>>
>
(http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...aphics%20Cards)
>>
>>
>
> Thanks for the suggestions looking at the hardware list seems like
> there are a couple that will work with 11.1 and hopefully up if I
can
> find them, most of them look older so most stores may not have it
> anymore. As for software it looks like a lot of people have good
luck
> with mythtv, and I found Moovida
> (http://www.susegeek.com/multimedia/m...-media-center-
in-
> opensuse/) which supports what I want the biggest thing is TV
playback
> (Analog?). I guess I should have said that I am in the U.S. so it
> needs to support analog TV in what ever format that is used here.

PS being able to record TV shows will be a plus

--
"We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other
reason than only freedom can make security more secure." Karl Popper

[vdub12]

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