[sllug-members]: MythTV setup Qs

[Brandon Beattie]

On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 10:44:59AM -0600, Marc Christensen wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm getting ready to set up a MythTV box.  I have a couple questions.
> 
> I have two pchdtv cards and one older analog Hauppauge tunner.  The 
> computer is an AMD 3500+ w/1GB ram.  2 x 250GB ATA HDs and 2 x 80GB. 
> Graphic card is an Nvidia 5500LE.
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> 1) Has anyone used SuSE 10.1 for a MythTV setup?  How did you like it 
> vs. other distros.

Yes, works well.

> 2) Is it better to setup MythTV using a 32bit or 64bit distro.  I have 
> had problems getting 32bit windows codecs to run properly with some 
> media players on a 64bit box, that's why I ask...

Those problems are pretty much worked out now.

--Brandon