media pc

[NoobieOCer]

hi i wana build a pc for my living room to watch movies and cds, i got a old pc from my aunty a pentium 3 1ghz.

i was wondering how do you configure the os to behave like a dvd machine XD just as soon as it loads up i can play movies from hdd or cd drive using a remote.

is it possible on a linux as they are free and i find it runs faster.

 

[NoobieOCer]

It's not only possible, it's great. Check out MythTV.

erm do i just search MythTV on ocuk? or google?>

 

[NoobieOCer]

say if i had a usb with avi files on it can myth tv save that on hdd and play it or will i have to wait a long time for the file to be converted and stuff?

oooo mythe tv is a ubuntu application? i thought it was an completely diff os

 

[NoobieOCer]

does myth tv starts up as soon as i start up the computer? or will i have to add a mouse and double click it

 

[NoobieOCer]

god damit i dont understand how to install it 0.0