Media PC on Linux
As an experiment I decided to build Media PC based on Linux. First of all I was wondering, how much did the Linux distributions evolve in the past few years (I’ve used Linux since a few years only on servers). The second thing is, I was fascinated by quite new, miniaturized hardware solutions based on Intel Atom processors. The third was, I wanted to check in real life the suitability of so called Media P..
Concerning the last one, after a tentative googling I made a few assumptions, which I’d like to achieve:
- watching films/pictures in HD on my TV set;
- listening to music (including webcast);
- browsing on the TV set;
- using everything as a simple NAS (Network Attached Storage) – mainly for a backup.
And the usage of all hardware should be not much involving, which means that I’d like it to ensure:
- an easy allocation of media (that is data) in the device;
- easy handling – the best option would be a remote control;
- a quick start – optimal using a hibernation mechanism.
It’d also be good if the hardware was silent and didn’t use much energy. Not meaningless would be also fitting it all into a small and aesthetic case – looking more like an audio player than a PC (only with this assumption you can negotiate with the fair sex leaving the machine in a saloon – that is close to the TV set).
