[Gllug] Is linux a good bet for HTPC

[damion.yates at gmail.com]

On Thu, 5 May 2011, Andrew Davies wrote:

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> A word of warning, the original PS 3 has some horrendous power
> consumption numbers for a consumer device :-
> 
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10318727-1.html
> 
> Recording an average of 1 hour of television per day for an entire
> year will cost about £7, plus about the same to watch so it's worth
> considering if you're looking at going this route.

Mine also sounded like a boeing 747 taking off when it warmed up!

The newer devices use less power and are pretty much completely silent.
The old advantage of being able to run OtherOS (like a Linux dist) was
taken away.  Definitely get a new one if you like the idea.

Damion
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