[mythtv-users] MythTV or LinuxMCE?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Dave M G wrote:
> MythTV Users,
>
> I have computer that a friend gave to me, and I'm going to turn it into 
> a dedicated multimedia center. All I really intend for it is to watch TV 
> (With my Hauppauge PVR-150), watch AVI video files, watch DVDs, and play 
> music. No intentions of internet telephone, web browsing, or anything else.
>
> I've been running MythTV for a while on my main computer, just getting 
> used to it and exploring its options.
>
> Then around the time that I found out I was getting a second computer, I 
> heard about LinuxMCE.
>
> On the one hand, LinuxMCE looks like overkill. But on the other it looks 
> like it is fairly automatic in set up and will accomplish all I intend 
> for it to do.
>
> MythTV could probably do everything I'm asking as well.
>
> LinuxMCE uses MythTV for its TV component anyway, so maybe its not even 
> that different.
>
> I'm not really sure what the differences and similarities really mean in 
> practical terms.
>
> So I'm looking for advice. Which one should I go with?
>
>   
LinuxMCE just seems to be a repackaged Plutohome for Debian.  Plutohome 
is repackaging of other products like misterhouse and mythtv in a 
bundle.  Unless you need some of the other features that Plutohome 
offers, I wouldn't see why you would need either.

Kevin