Building an ITX/mini DTX HTPC

[raoul_1101]

I'd have to +1 ubuntu. You install it and you are ready to go so far as playing films and music is concerned. If you want to use it as a home server/storage also, you can easily get it into the network, so I don't see any point in getting Windows for it, everything Windows can do on a HTPC, Ubuntu can do, arguably better and certainly more securely.

Download it/get a free CD sent to you (2-10 weeks) from here:

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

I know driver support is excellent with ubuntu- but how easy would it be to find drivers for the Tuner Card? And is there any built in support for remotes?

 

[Aastii]

Pretty much all TV cards are plug and play in Ubuntu. As for the remote, the same is true, however if it is not directly supported, Wine is your friend