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TechCom0018 · 04-01-2008, 10:14 PM

HI, I mentioned my Desktop Project before on this Computer Forum, Desktop Project, and after researching more about Myth TV and Home Made PVR's I feel that I'm ready to purchase some of the computer parts that I will need.

Here's is my Desktop Specs:

Desktop: Dell Dimension 4600 (about 4 years old)
Proceesor: Intel P4 2.40 GHz
RAM: 1.25 GB
CD-R:Lite-On LTN4865 48x Max
CD-R/RW: Sansung CD-R/RW SW-248F
HDD: Maxtor Diamond Max 8 40GB ATA/133 (Free-29.4 GB / Total-38.2 GB)
Graphics Card:nVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440 w/AGP8x (Dell)

Now my 4 year old Hard Drive, somehow, has a bad sector on it, for more info go here: Can't Resize my Hard Drive and here: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ins...ng-ubuntu.html.

and here's the parts I'm going to order from Newegg.com to put in my desktop:

Also I'm going to still put Linux on my desktop and use that has my main OS.

Now my questions I still have for my Desktop Project is:
1) Which Linux Dist. should I use Ubuntu or Mythbuntu (Myth TV + Ubuntu)?
2) Should I just install Linux on my, so to be purchased, new HDD and don't even bother with Window XP Pro/SP2 or not?

Please comment on my desktop idea and tell if there's anything wrong with my idea or if something won't work, etc...

Thanks for all of your help

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04-01-2008, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
TechCom0018 Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 120	Need help on turning my Desktop into a PVR HI, I mentioned my Desktop Project before on this Computer Forum, Desktop Project, and after researching more about Myth TV and Home Made PVR's I feel that I'm ready to purchase some of the computer parts that I will need. Here's is my Desktop Specs: Desktop: Dell Dimension 4600 (about 4 years old) Proceesor: Intel P4 2.40 GHz RAM: 1.25 GB CD-R:Lite-On LTN4865 48x Max CD-R/RW: Sansung CD-R/RW SW-248F HDD: Maxtor Diamond Max 8 40GB ATA/133 (Free-29.4 GB / Total-38.2 GB) Graphics Card:nVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440 w/AGP8x (Dell) Now my 4 year old Hard Drive, somehow, has a bad sector on it, for more info go here: Can't Resize my Hard Drive and here: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ins...ng-ubuntu.html. and here's the parts I'm going to order from Newegg.com to put in my desktop: Also I'm going to still put Linux on my desktop and use that has my main OS. Now my questions I still have for my Desktop Project is: 1) Which Linux Dist. should I use Ubuntu or Mythbuntu (Myth TV + Ubuntu)? 2) Should I just install Linux on my, so to be purchased, new HDD and don't even bother with Window XP Pro/SP2 or not? Please comment on my desktop idea and tell if there's anything wrong with my idea or if something won't work, etc... Thanks for all of your help .