Linux equivalent for Media Center

[InsightGoalie]

Well, I did a little bit of research. It turns out my AverTV M780 PCIe TV tuner has 0 linux support. And it's never expected to get any. So, that pretty much stalls any ideas I had of running linux. It's a shame but, Windows at this point is much simpler to run things like Media Center. I still have hopes for linux though. After a couple years when I retrofit this PC to be just a media "hub" and make a new PC I could probably put linux on that. I wouldn't need to worry about Media Center and I could build it from the ground up with parts that are known for linux support. One day...

[Romanc]

This card apparently uses an NGene chip, which isn't supported on Linux (It's listed on Linuxdriverproject ). There is a possible workaround as Terratec has released a binary driver for their Cinergy 2400 card, which is also based on same or similar NGene chip (source: Linuxtv.org) This seems like a lot of work, though for possibly little or no gain at all.

[InsightGoalie]

The whole idea is just falling under the "too hard" category. I wan it to be as simple as possible. So far, Windows still seems to fit that role nicely. Like I said thought, next time around I'll build from the ground up with it in mind.