> > > > > Which one of the Linux projects would you suggest and why? MythTV, > > > Freevo or something else? Is CentOS good for such task or I should > > > better use some more bleeding edge distribution like Fedora? > > > > > As a first project, check out mythdora. It is a Fedora based > > MythTV 'distro'. I installed it as a demo for a LUG (ie, in > > less than 2 hours). Also check the hardware discussions on > > the mythtv wiki/website. > > > > http://g-ding.tv/?q=MythDora > > May also want to check out Linux MCE...it is *very* slick, very easy to > install. > > http://www.linuxmce.com/ So basically suggestion is MythTV not Freevo!? And I checked hardware suggestions for both projects. And more or less they are clear. Also saw that 1080p stream decoding needs quite decent CPU. Mindaugas