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Users / Re: help me figure out if linuxMCE is for me?

« on: December 13, 2007, 10:19:15 am »

dont be shy speak up.

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Users / Re: help me figure out if linuxMCE is for me?

« on: December 10, 2007, 07:06:58 am »

thanks that did help some. but for further clarification

this is an msi mega 180.


http://www.msicomputer.com/pressrelease/mega180CES.asp

we've got a gig of ram on it. i dont remember the name of the processor but i believe it was the amd equivalent of  a p3 chip

you said the madtux pc should be my core. i really don't know what that means but i don't think i can install
another os on it. as i said i use it for audio production and i'm constantly switching between os's on it.

it really shouldn't leave the office anyway as i use it to make music and i want my lady to have
accssess to her media when I'm in the office and vice versa.

so i ask again do you guys think the msi box can handle linuxMCE

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Users / help me figure out if linuxMCE is for me?

« on: December 08, 2007, 01:22:34 pm »

ok, I've got a few machines in my home.

I've got a desktop thats triple boots into win xp, os x and ubuntustudio
i use it for audio production.

the specs are

The MadTux High Performance PC  :

    * An extreme performance 3.33 GHz Intel Celeron D Processor with a 533MHz FSB
    * 2GB DDR 400 RAM
    * 160 x2 GB Hard Disk included
    * Embedded Intel Extreme Graphics engine with 64M shared memory
    * Onboard Realtek ALC655 6-channel audio CODEC
    * A Realtek 10/100 LAN port to connect to your network or broadband connection without having to buy an extra LAN card
    * One AGPro slot
    * 3 PCI slots, 1 CNR slot
    * 2 available SATA slots (internal)
    * 2 UltraDMA IDE slots supporting UltraDMA/100 devices with 100MB/s transfer rate
    * 4 USB 2.0 ports
    * 300W power supply

and i have a laptop i use for mobile audio production.
the specs are:
The hp Pavilion dv9000z

    * AMD Turion 64 X2
    * 1 gig of ram
    * 120 gig hd
    * 4usb ports
running xp sp2

my lady has a desktop with
an amd atholon x2 dual core
4200+  2.21 ghz with 4gigs
of ram.
running xp

she uses it for web work and
rendering 3d digital images.

she also has a macbook she brings
home from work.

we are going to build her a linux box
for rendering as well+ she maybe
buying a laptop in the new year.

she lost a lot of data on a dead
external drive so we just bought a
nas.

we will be setting it up next
week and connecting it to
our network through our
buffalo airstation G 54
which is feeding us the net through 
grande communications here in texas.

between our four computers we have a
lot of media and once the nas is up i
suppose we'll have alot more.


i found out about LinuxMCE through youtube
and thought "it would be great to see our media
in the living room and not disturb each other
playing our media in the office" where we both work.

a few years ago we received a a msi maga180
and we've yet to use it.

its got a built in stereo and s-video out
plus it comes with 2 remotes.

i thought why not hook that up to our cable box
and standard definition tv. we could have the
stereo and cable plus our media and youtube
in all in the living room if it will run linuxMCE.

my question is:

with this much tech in the
house will i run into big problems?

will it conflict with my nas?

do you think the mci mega 180
can do the job or is it too old?

should i scrap this idea and just buy
the Neuros' OSD?

I'm anxiouslly awaiting comments thanks for listening.