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Well, as said, the link to comparison got lost (my bad), but I'm working hard on finding it. I do agree, though that it is the matter of HW supporting Linux (not even only MCE, but in general), rather than vice versa.

As for the "feeling hurt about MS Windows", I must say that what I meant was a comparison in demo. But that is in any way the matter of PR. I'm an IT person and I'm not in any way interested in promotions/commercials/etc, but that really hurts my ears to listen that something is better than something. Whatever ...

Well, 9200 is the one that is installed in the "second option". As for the comparison, it was somewhere deep in www.nvidia.com (there were some graphs that show that 9200 is really not the best option).
Frankly, I'm not blaming LinuxMCE for anything, just saying that HW support could have been better, especially, when you literally compare it with other products like e.g. WinMCE and claim that it is much better. I just mean that it is not so nice promotional step, thats it.

PS!

I'm not representing Microsoft in any way and whatever I say here can _NOT_ be counted as any kind of official Microsoft opinion! Everything I say is just MHO.

Well, that first one has this ION thing, whatever it is. NVIDIA claims that it is quite a cool piece, however it clearly states that 9200 sux ...
I believe that I should just try ... It seems that linuxMCE is such a project, that nobody really knows what will work and what will not, which brings to the idea of non-stable thing ... I'll give it a try and if any of those beasts will work as it is stated in the demo, I will let you know. If not, I will just use some other MCE thing for linux. (Surprisingly, my current one works even with ATI Radeon Mobility shit, even though it is Linux based ... I will not name it here, of cause, but it just means that there is a long way to go for LinuxMCE project)

hmm ... would this one make a better MD:

CPU: AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core (2.7Gz)
RAM: 2GB (DDR2)
VIDEO: NVIDIA GF 9200 (895MB shared + HDMI)
etc ...

( http://www.gigantti.fi/product/tietokoneet/poytatietokoneet/IMEDIA2530NCD/packard-bell-poytatietokone?Selected=Specifications#tProductTabcontent )

Another thing that worries me is that 1.6Ghz ... Would it be enough for MD?

Well, I was assuming that Core will not show any media and will be hidden somewhere ...
The only thing that makes me worried a bit is that this Packard Bell thing has no DVD/CD/etc, so it will perhaps have to be booted from network or something. Is there any USB-boot installation method?

Would this make a nice config:

having separately a core:
Dual Core 1.6Ghz + 3GB Ram + Some sh##ty ATI Radeon Mobility (whatever it is)

and a MD like this:
Packard Bell Imax Mini
CPU: 1,60Ghz (512KB Cache)
RAM: 2GB DDR2
HDD: 250GB (5400RPM S-ATA)
VIDEO: NVIDIA ion (256MB shared + HDMI)
Sound: Realtek ALC 662

I mean it looks nice and cheap, but would it make a proper MD (without any special hacks and stuff like that)?

Well, I mean, after that "nice" comparison with Windows MCE in demo video and clearly trying to show that Linux MCE is much better, easier and whatsoeverelse, wereas WindowsSUX, stating that hardware is not usually linux-friendly ... Well, I have quite long experience with Linux in general and I must say that hardware used is perhaps 100% compatibe (at least no probs with other Linux based MCEs), however LinuxMCE both DVD and this 0810 pre-alfa-beta-gamma work only in basic UI and "disapearing files" is not a GPU issue ...
As for the no longer on the market hardware, it is not a big deal to find anything here, so please, state what was used ...

Hi,

Could somebody please advise on recommended PC specs for having linuxMCE properly installed from the first try?

It really looks nice in demo video that everything works in just <1h, however in practice it doesn't seem to happen. I got basic UI1 working, but then there are issues with some divx files disapearing and stuff like that.

So, what kind of magical config did you use on demo video?

Thanks in advance,
Alex.