Goal: Build a silent and not too ugly piece of equipment that can fit and be used in the living-room for watching movies (downloaded and DVD) and TV and listen to music. It should also be possible to record TV to disk, on demand and using a timer. Maneuverable using a remote.
Hardware used for this so far:
| TV-tuner card: | Hauppauge WinTV Nicam Stereo PCI card because it has a chip set supported by Linux, it is cheap and has a remote control that seems to be supported by Linux. |
Ordered a TV-tuner card from Dustin on 2003-07-31 (SEK 595). I'll start experimenting with that on a plain Linux computer first.
Motherboard and CPU
VIA
EPIA M10000 1GHZ C3, Mini-ITX.
Case
(Casetronic
2699R), fanless and neat. External power. PCI riser card included. close-up on the front
Width: 292mm / Height: 63.5mm / Depth: 273 mm
