http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&feed=atom&action=historyDo I want a dedicated Core? - Revision history2024-03-29T08:38:50ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.24.1http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&diff=10715&oldid=prevPerspectoff: Redirecting to Core2008-05-05T03:35:47Z<p>Redirecting to <a href="/index.php/Core" title="Core">Core</a></p>
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</table>Perspectoffhttp://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&diff=10714&oldid=prevPerspectoff: Redundant link2008-05-05T03:35:33Z<p>Redundant link</p>
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</table>Perspectoffhttp://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&diff=3541&oldid=prevJuliet at 09:01, 19 March 20072007-03-19T09:01:21Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>You can install the Core software on your existing PC just like you would any other software, meaning the PC is non-dedicated.  However you will lose a lot of the advanced benefits and features that a dedicated Core offers that can't be done with a regular Windows/Linux/Mac installation.  For example, whole house plug-and-play lets you plug all sorts of devices anywhere into your home network--telephones, surveillance cameras, interface modules, audio players, etc.--and LinuxMCE will detect them and set them up automatically. It's like plug-and-play in Windows, but it extends throughout the whole house.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>You can install the Core software on your existing PC just like you would any other software, meaning the PC is non-dedicated.  However you will lose a lot of the advanced benefits and features that a dedicated Core offers that can't be done with a regular Windows/Linux/Mac installation.  For example, whole house plug-and-play lets you plug all sorts of devices anywhere into your home network--telephones, surveillance cameras, interface modules, audio players, etc.--and LinuxMCE will detect them and set them up automatically. It's like plug-and-play in Windows, but it extends throughout the whole house.</div></td></tr>
</table>Juliethttp://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&diff=3148&oldid=prevJuliet at 10:53, 15 March 20072007-03-15T10:53:04Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Also, a dedicated Core offers all your Media Directors a  [[Network Boot for Media Directors]] service.  This means whatever computers you want to use as Media Directors can boot up the media director platform without using their own hard drive. A frequent complaint with media pc's is that when you want to watch tv or a movie you don't want to mess with a pc--you want an appliance that you hit "play" on the remote control and that's it. With network boot you get the best of both worlds. Hit a button on the remote and it boots up like a normal pc, like it does now--<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pluto </del>won't change a thing.  Hit another button and it turns into a media director appliance--no start menu, no software to install, no viruses to worry about.  It maintains itself and will still work without interruption even if you crash your hard drive, get a virus, or mess up your Windows operating system.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Also, a dedicated Core offers all your Media Directors a  [[Network Boot for Media Directors]] service.  This means whatever computers you want to use as Media Directors can boot up the media director platform without using their own hard drive. A frequent complaint with media pc's is that when you want to watch tv or a movie you don't want to mess with a pc--you want an appliance that you hit "play" on the remote control and that's it. With network boot you get the best of both worlds. Hit a button on the remote and it boots up like a normal pc, like it does now--<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">LinuxMCE </ins>won't change a thing.  Hit another button and it turns into a media director appliance--no start menu, no software to install, no viruses to worry about.  It maintains itself and will still work without interruption even if you crash your hard drive, get a virus, or mess up your Windows operating system.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A dedicated Core also does hundreds of other tasks behind the scenes to make your experience better.  For example, it automatically throttles the internet bandwidth when someone is using an internet phone or video conferencing so they have a smooth, uninterrupted conversation.  And it sets up a web server, email interface and all sorts of stuff for you automatically.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A dedicated Core also does hundreds of other tasks behind the scenes to make your experience better.  For example, it automatically throttles the internet bandwidth when someone is using an internet phone or video conferencing so they have a smooth, uninterrupted conversation.  And it sets up a web server, email interface and all sorts of stuff for you automatically.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A dedicated Core or hybrid is also much easier to setup.  Just put the Kick-Start CD in the drive and turn it on.  It will "take over" the PC install and its own operating system.  There's nothing for you to do, no software to install and it's self-configuring and maintaining.  You can leave it on and forget about it, or if you're a Linux user, you can still use it as a regular pc.  It's <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a Debian pc </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pluto</del>'s Core software runs in the background.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A dedicated Core or hybrid is also much easier to setup.  Just put the Kick-Start CD in the drive and turn it on.  It will "take over" the PC install and its own operating system.  There's nothing for you to do, no software to install and it's self-configuring and maintaining.  You can leave it on and forget about it, or if you're a Linux user, you can still use it as a regular pc.  It's <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an Ubuntu PC </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">LinuxMCE</ins>'s Core software runs in the background.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The drawback with a dedicated Core is that you need to devote 1 computer to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pluto </del>since the Kick-Start CD will erase what's on the hard drive and install it's own operating system.  If you don't do this, and choose a non-dedicated Core where you add <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pluto</del>'s software to your existing Windows or Linux PC installation, you may not get all the advanced features, and the setup may be more difficult since we cannot test all possible software/driver combinations.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The drawback with a dedicated Core is that you need to devote 1 computer to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">LinuxMCE </ins>since the Kick-Start CD will erase what's on the hard drive and install it's own operating system.  If you don't do this, and choose a non-dedicated Core where you add <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">LinuxMCE</ins>'s software to your existing Windows or Linux PC installation, you may not get all the advanced features, and the setup may be more difficult since we cannot test all possible software/driver combinations.</div></td></tr>
</table>Juliethttp://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&diff=2501&oldid=prevWikiadmin at 06:31, 30 August 20062006-08-30T06:31:36Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A dedicated Core or hybrid is also much easier to setup.  Just put the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Kick-Start CD<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>in the drive and turn it on.  It will "take over" the PC install and its own operating system.  There's nothing for you to do, no software to install and it's self-configuring and maintaining.  You can leave it on and forget about it, or if you're a Linux user, you can still use it as a regular pc.  It's a Debian pc and Pluto's Core software runs in the background.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A dedicated Core or hybrid is also much easier to setup.  Just put the Kick-Start CD in the drive and turn it on.  It will "take over" the PC install and its own operating system.  There's nothing for you to do, no software to install and it's self-configuring and maintaining.  You can leave it on and forget about it, or if you're a Linux user, you can still use it as a regular pc.  It's a Debian pc and Pluto's Core software runs in the background.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The drawback with a dedicated Core is that you need to devote 1 computer to Pluto since the Kick-Start CD will erase what's on the hard drive and install it's own operating system.  If you don't do this, and choose a non-dedicated Core where you add Pluto's software to your existing Windows or Linux PC installation, you may not get all the advanced features, and the setup may be more difficult since we cannot test all possible software/driver combinations.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The drawback with a dedicated Core is that you need to devote 1 computer to Pluto since the Kick-Start CD will erase what's on the hard drive and install it's own operating system.  If you don't do this, and choose a non-dedicated Core where you add Pluto's software to your existing Windows or Linux PC installation, you may not get all the advanced features, and the setup may be more difficult since we cannot test all possible software/driver combinations.</div></td></tr>
</table>Wikiadminhttp://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&diff=2433&oldid=prevWikiadmin at 00:58, 28 August 20062006-08-28T00:58:36Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007.  In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE.  However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">><p</del>>In Pluto's whole house solution, you designate <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1 </del>computer to be the "Core" or brains for the whole house.  You can then have any number of other computers acting as <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">media directors.<p></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007.  In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE.  However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>In Pluto's whole house solution, you designate <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">one </ins>computer to be the "Core" or brains for the whole house.  You can then have any number of other computers acting as [[Media Directors<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|media directors</ins>]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><p>You can install the Core software on your existing PC just like you would any other software, meaning the PC is <b>non-dedicated</b>.  However you will lose a lot of the advanced benefits and features that a <b>dedicated</b> Core offers that can't be done with a regular Windows/Linux/Mac installation.  For example, whole house plug-and-play lets you plug all sorts of devices anywhere into your home network--telephones, surveillance cameras, interface modules, audio players, etc.--and Pluto will detect them and set them up automatically. It's like plug-and-play in Windows, but it extends throughout the whole house.</p></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><p>Also, a dedicated Core offers all your Media Directors a  </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Network Boot for </del>Media Directors]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">service.  This means whatever computers you want to use as Media Directors can boot up the media director platform without using their own hard drive. A frequent complaint with media pc's is that when you want to watch tv or a movie you don't want to mess with a pc--you want an appliance that you hit "play" on the remote control and that's it. With network boot you get the best of both worlds. Hit a button on the remote and it boots up like a normal pc, like it does now--Pluto won't change a thing.  Hit another button and it turns into a media director appliance--no start menu, no software to install, no viruses to worry about.  It maintains itself and will still work without interruption even if you crash your hard drive, get a virus, or mess up your Windows operating system.</p></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><p>A dedicated Core also does hundreds of other tasks behind the scenes to make your experience better.  For example, it automatically throttles the internet bandwidth when someone is using an internet phone or video conferencing so they have a smooth, uninterrupted conversation.  And it sets up a web server, email interface and all sorts of stuff for you automatically.</p></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><p>A dedicated Core or hybrid is also much easier to setup.  Just put the Kick-Start CD in the drive and turn it on.  It will "take over" the PC install and its own operating system.  There's nothing for you to do, no software to install and it's self-configuring and maintaining.  You can leave it on and forget about it, or if you're a Linux user, you can still use it as a regular pc.  It's a Debian pc and Pluto's Core software runs in the background.</p></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><p>The drawback with a dedicated Core is that you need to devote 1 computer to Pluto since the Kick-Start CD will erase what's on the hard drive and install it's own operating system.  If you don't do this, and choose a non-dedicated Core where you add Pluto's software to your existing Windows or Linux PC installation, you may not get all the advanced features, and the setup may be more difficult since we cannot test all possible software/driver combinations</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></p></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">You can install the Core software on your existing PC just like you would any other software, meaning the PC is non-dedicated.  However you will lose a lot of the advanced benefits and features that a dedicated Core offers that can't be done with a regular Windows/Linux/Mac installation.  For example, whole house plug-and-play lets you plug all sorts of devices anywhere into your home network--telephones, surveillance cameras, interface modules, audio players, etc.--and Pluto will detect them and set them up automatically. It's like plug-and-play in Windows, but it extends throughout the whole house.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Also, a dedicated Core offers all your Media Directors a  [[Network Boot for Media Directors]] service.  This means whatever computers you want to use as Media Directors can boot up the media director platform without using their own hard drive. A frequent complaint with media pc's is that when you want to watch tv or a movie you don't want to mess with a pc--you want an appliance that you hit "play" on the remote control and that's it. With network boot you get the best of both worlds. Hit a button on the remote and it boots up like a normal pc, like it does now--Pluto won't change a thing.  Hit another button and it turns into a media director appliance--no start menu, no software to install, no viruses to worry about.  It maintains itself and will still work without interruption even if you crash your hard drive, get a virus, or mess up your Windows operating system.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A dedicated Core also does hundreds of other tasks behind the scenes to make your experience better.  For example, it automatically throttles the internet bandwidth when someone is using an internet phone or video conferencing so they have a smooth, uninterrupted conversation.  And it sets up a web server, email interface and all sorts of stuff for you automatically.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A dedicated Core or hybrid is also much easier to setup.  Just put the [[Kick-Start CD]] in the drive and turn it on.  It will "take over" the PC install and its own operating system.  There's nothing for you to do, no software to install and it's self-configuring and maintaining.  You can leave it on and forget about it, or if you're a Linux user, you can still use it as a regular pc.  It's a Debian pc and Pluto's Core software runs in the background.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The drawback with a dedicated Core is that you need to devote 1 computer to Pluto since the Kick-Start CD will erase what's on the hard drive and install it's own operating system.  If you don't do this, and choose a non-dedicated Core where you add Pluto's software to your existing Windows or Linux PC installation, you may not get all the advanced features, and the setup may be more difficult since we cannot test all possible software/driver combinations.</ins></div></td></tr>
</table>Wikiadminhttp://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Do_I_want_a_dedicated_Core%3F&diff=1968&oldid=prevWikiadmin: Imported document2006-06-05T16:45:13Z<p>Imported document</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div><table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table><p>In Pluto's whole house solution, you designate 1 computer to be the "Core" or brains for the whole house. You can then have any number of other computers acting as media directors.<p><br />
<p>You can install the Core software on your existing PC just like you would any other software, meaning the PC is <b>non-dedicated</b>. However you will lose a lot of the advanced benefits and features that a <b>dedicated</b> Core offers that can't be done with a regular Windows/Linux/Mac installation. For example, whole house plug-and-play lets you plug all sorts of devices anywhere into your home network--telephones, surveillance cameras, interface modules, audio players, etc.--and Pluto will detect them and set them up automatically. It's like plug-and-play in Windows, but it extends throughout the whole house.</p><br />
<p>Also, a dedicated Core offers all your Media Directors a [[Network Boot for Media Directors]] service. This means whatever computers you want to use as Media Directors can boot up the media director platform without using their own hard drive. A frequent complaint with media pc's is that when you want to watch tv or a movie you don't want to mess with a pc--you want an appliance that you hit "play" on the remote control and that's it. With network boot you get the best of both worlds. Hit a button on the remote and it boots up like a normal pc, like it does now--Pluto won't change a thing. Hit another button and it turns into a media director appliance--no start menu, no software to install, no viruses to worry about. It maintains itself and will still work without interruption even if you crash your hard drive, get a virus, or mess up your Windows operating system.</p><br />
<p>A dedicated Core also does hundreds of other tasks behind the scenes to make your experience better. For example, it automatically throttles the internet bandwidth when someone is using an internet phone or video conferencing so they have a smooth, uninterrupted conversation. And it sets up a web server, email interface and all sorts of stuff for you automatically.</p><br />
<p>A dedicated Core or hybrid is also much easier to setup. Just put the Kick-Start CD in the drive and turn it on. It will "take over" the PC install and its own operating system. There's nothing for you to do, no software to install and it's self-configuring and maintaining. You can leave it on and forget about it, or if you're a Linux user, you can still use it as a regular pc. It's a Debian pc and Pluto's Core software runs in the background.</p><br />
<p>The drawback with a dedicated Core is that you need to devote 1 computer to Pluto since the Kick-Start CD will erase what's on the hard drive and install it's own operating system. If you don't do this, and choose a non-dedicated Core where you add Pluto's software to your existing Windows or Linux PC installation, you may not get all the advanced features, and the setup may be more difficult since we cannot test all possible software/driver combinations.</p><br />
</div>Wikiadmin