[plug] linux media centre

[Mike Holland]

Coral wrote:
> 
> hi, anyone have one of those home theatre pc's running linux? Any advice 
> on tv tuners would be welcome - thanks

You want a DVB card.
Check out the MythTV forums for help in choosing one.
I got one that came with a remote control and USB receiver, which is 
nice. So the remote can be on a front-end PC, and the tuner in a 
separate back-end server.

OCAU have a useful wiki:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/MythTV

http://www.ozmyth.com/wiki/Hardware+Guide
http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu.php