[sllug-members]: MythTV setup Qs

[Jarom Hatch]

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.

I just setup mine with FC4 but I am planning on going to SuSE 10.1 as
soon as I feel like messing with it again...  But, it's working right
now, so I dunno.

> 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...

I have had no trouble whatsoever with 64 bit on mine, other than trying
to use ndiswrapper....  but media players work great for me.

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