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Windows Mobile Orbitor installed on my XDA Orbit 2 Mobile phone<BR> | Windows Mobile Orbitor installed on my XDA Orbit 2 Mobile phone<BR> | ||
Windows Mobile Orbitor installed on my XDA IIi (my old mobile)<BR> | Windows Mobile Orbitor installed on my XDA IIi (my old mobile)<BR> | ||
| + | = Comparison = | ||
| + | == Picture Quality == | ||
| + | === DVD Playback === | ||
| + | === Recorded TV Playback === | ||
| + | === Live TV === | ||
| + | == UI == | ||
| + | === Listening to Music === | ||
| + | === Watching Recorded TV === | ||
| + | === Watching Live TV === | ||
| + | == Stability == | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 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.
Contents
Base Systems
| Windows Media Centre | LinuxMCE | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PCI Express Card GeCube RADEON X550 256mb http://www.gecube.com/products-detail.php?prod_cat_pid=&prod_cat_id=23&prod_id=61534 |
AGPx8 NVidia Geforce 6600GT http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6600.html |
| External Network Card | On Motherboard | 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 |
TV Output, resoultion, etc.
My TV is an old Sony TV. The only output device connected to the computers is the TV (Both Audio and TV outs are connected via a scart lead.) Both systems connect to the same TV via Scart and for the comparision I am using a switch box which switches from one to the other.
| Windows Media Centre | LinuxMCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Video Connector used | Video connector | S-Video connector |
| Video Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 |
| Color | High (32-bit) | |
| Refresh | 60 Hz | 60 |
| Audio Connector used | Motherboard Stero out going to a splitter going to Scart lead adapter | Motherboard Stero out going to a splitter going to Scart lead adapter |
Input
| Windows Media Centre | LinuxMCE | |
|---|---|---|
| IR Reciever | Reciever built into the case. I believe it's one that came with the windows MCE controler | USBUIRT http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Usbuirt |
| IR Remote | Windows Media Centre Remote | USBUIRT http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Usbuirt |
| IR Keyboard | Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition - Keyboard - wireless - infrared - integrated mouse, integrated remote control | None (PS2 keyboard used for testing) |
Other Input Methods tried for LinuxMCE Machine
Web Orbitor run from my laptop
Windows Mobile Orbitor installed on my XDA Orbit 2 Mobile phone
Windows Mobile Orbitor installed on my XDA IIi (my old mobile)
