Difference between revisions of "Metcarob's Windows MCE vs Linux MCE Comparison"
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<th valign=top>Graphics Card</th> | <th valign=top>Graphics Card</th> | ||
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| − | <td valign=top>NVidia Geforce 6600GT<br>http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6600.html</td> | + | <td valign=top>AGPx8<BR>NVidia Geforce 6600GT<br>http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6600.html</td> |
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<th valign=top>Internal Network Card</th> | <th valign=top>Internal Network Card</th> | ||
<td valign=top>None</td> | <td valign=top>None</td> | ||
| − | <td valign=top>EtherFast Lan Adapter SP2500RS 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation<BR>http://www.micronet.info/model_detail.aspx?series_no=5&sno=211</td> | + | <td valign=top>PCI Card<BR>EtherFast Lan Adapter SP2500RS 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation<BR>http://www.micronet.info/model_detail.aspx?series_no=5&sno=211</td> |
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<th valign=top>TV Capture Card 1</th> | <th valign=top>TV Capture Card 1</th> | ||
| − | <td valign=top></td> | + | <td valign=top>PCI Card</td> |
| − | <td valign=top>Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T500 Dual Digital Tuner<br>http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-T-500<BR>Not the diversity model</td> | + | <td valign=top>PCI Card<BR>Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T500 Dual Digital Tuner<br>http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-T-500<BR>Not the diversity model</td> |
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<th valign=top>TV Capture Card 2</th> | <th valign=top>TV Capture Card 2</th> | ||
| − | <td valign=top></td> | + | <td valign=top>PCI Card<BR>Exactly the same as TV Capture Card 1</td> |
<td valign=top>None</td> | <td valign=top>None</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 2 May 2009
I have both a Windows XP Media centre PC and a LinuxMCE PC set up in my living room attached to my TV. I am hoping to replace the windows Media centre PC but before I do this I need to ensure that LinuxMCE is up to the job of replacing it. I am hoping the LinuxMCE community will be able to assist me with advice on how to get LinuxMCE performing the way I want it. For this reason I have created this page comparing the two highlighting areas where the LinuxMCE set up is not currently living up to my requirements.
Base Systems
| Windows Media Centre | LinuxMCE | |
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| Manufacturer | Eversham - EBox (Eversham have gone bust now) | Built myself |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition Vesion 2002 Service Pack 3 |
LinuxMCE DVD Install |
| Motherboard | Abit AA8-Duramax http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=AA8-DuraMAX&fMTYPE=LGA775 06/12/2004-i925X-W83627-6A79FA19C-12 |
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| Processor | Intel(R) Pentuim(R) 4 CPU 3.00Ghz | Intel(R) Pentuim(R) 4 CPU 3.60GHz |
| RAM | 1Gb | 1Gb (2x512Mb Sims www.crucial.com) |
| Graphics Card | AGPx8 NVidia Geforce 6600GT http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6600.html |
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| External Network Card | On Motherboard (1 x RJ-45 GbE LAN Connector) | |
| Internal Network Card | None | PCI Card EtherFast Lan Adapter SP2500RS 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation http://www.micronet.info/model_detail.aspx?series_no=5&sno=211 |
| TV Capture Card 1 | PCI Card | PCI Card Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T500 Dual Digital Tuner http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-T-500 Not the diversity model |
| TV Capture Card 2 | PCI Card Exactly the same as TV Capture Card 1 |
None |
| Hard Disk | Seegate Barracuda 7200.8 500Gb http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=46cc99f4fa74c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&locale=en-US&reqPage=Model&modelReqTab=TechSpecs |
