[mythtv-users] New Myth User Project - Advice Needed

[Keith Kris]

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Jason Giddens wrote:
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> - Which distribution is the best for a beginner on Linux?  Red Hat or Gentoo?  I don’t want to start a holy war, just tell me which one is the best for a newbie.

You'll probably have an easier time with redhat (well now it's fedora.)
But that's just my opinion.  I think Debian is even easier personally,
just get it running once and apt-get everything

> - Is the extra money worth it for a PVR-350, vs. the 250?  I have read lots of posts about people using the 350, but no one has really said why it is better.  Also, is the 350 harder to get working?
> - How hard is it to get this up and running?  My wife will want to know when this will be working, and I want to be accurate with her

It varies a lot based on what hardware/software combination you use.
Having set up a myth box, I feel I could do it in a couple hours now, but
it took me about a week on my first try to get something working.


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> I have been lurking on this list for a few weeks, and have been poring over the archives, but these questions have not been answered as far as I can tell.
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> Thanks!
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> Jason Giddens
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