Re: [gentoo-amd64] HTPC, 64 or 32 bits?

[Pascal BERTIN <pascal.bertin@corobor.com>]

Andreas Vinsander a écrit :
> Hi!
> 
> Just assembled the hardware for my new toy, an HTPC with an athlon64 X2
> CPU.
> 
> Right now I am contemplating if I should install 64 or 32 bit gentoo on it.
> It's main purpose should be to act as a DVR for DVB recording, and a bit
> of mail reading and web surfing... and quite possibly a bit of gaming...
> 
> I'm also pondering what software to use, MythTV, Freevo or something else?
> 
> Anyone having some advice?
> 
> /Andreas
Hi

Me, I've been running mythtv on a 64 bit gentoo for around two years now.
I had a few problems at the beginning, but now, my systems needs very few (if any) ~amd64
packages, and it is very stable.

about the benefits, In fact I went 64 bits because I found it would be fun. I don't know
if I really benefit from this.
As I don't read a WMV or similar, I use the 64 bit version of mplayer. But you might want
mplayer-bin.

I don't know freevo, so I can't really give advices on the choice. My only complaints
would be that MythTV now does not evolve quickly, and that some features I really miss
have been marked 'won't do' on their wiki.

But apart from this, It's great. (I only have a single capture card plugged in, but I'll
try to add another one soon, and then //feel the real power of an HTPC// ;-)

Pascal

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