Windows 7 Home Theater PC (HTPC)
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Advantages
- Can watch any online media source because users have access to the the latest browsers
- Can playback almost any video source
- Expandable storage by adding a hard drive or setting up home media server
- Capable of Blu-Ray playback with a Blu-Ray drive, decent video card and some third party software
- If the user has a tuner card Windows Media Center can be configured to be used as a DVR
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Disadvantages
- Can be complex to setup and use
- A windows license can be expensive
- Third party Blu-Ray software can be expensive
- Not the easiest interface to use from the couch
Install OpenSUSE
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KDE or GNOME Desktop
I would recommend using KDE, as it is the default desktop environment for OpenSUSE. The reason for this is because KDE is the default it's likely that all of the OpenSUSE graphical tools (YaST, Partition Editor ect.) are better tested in the KDE desktop environment.
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Installing OpenSUSE 11.3 KDE from the DVD
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Download DVD ISO
If you're not sure what version you need, download the 32 bit version as it will work on 64 or 32 bit systems.
OpenSUSE KDE or GNOME Desktop
I would recommend using KDE, as it is the default desktop environment for OpenSUSE. The reason for this is because KDE is the default it's likely that all of the OpenSUSE graphical tools (YaST, Partition Editor ect.) are better tested in the KDE desktop environment.
