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HDMI, Firewire, Intel GMA X4500, gig ethernet, surround sound, PCI express, SATA II, optical S/PIF out, eSATA

I was thinking about putting together a new low-energy VT-enabled HTPC. So I can use it to watch video’s, play my music on it, use it for testing purposes, put freebsd on it and a lot more. That’s why I want the VT extension. So I can install KVM/Xen with all the goodies

Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_Intel_chipsets

HD PVR is the world’s first High-Definition video recorder for making real-time H.264 compressed recordings at resolutions up to 1080i. HD-PVR records component video (YCrCb) from cable TV and satellite set top boxes, with a built-in IR blaster to automatically change TV channels for scheduled recordings. Audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital.

summarizes some of the hardware tips that have been on MythTV News and also adds a few more.

Info relating to setting up the MCE remote in linux mythtv via the LIRC interface.