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Originally Posted by Sampugna  I'm kinda of interested in setting up a PVR and using mythtv.. any distributions you'd recommend? How about cheap Linux friendly hardware while you at it i.e. capture cards. |
After looking at this:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_Distros
...I would probably recommend
Debian or
MythDora.
Almost all standard PC hardware is compatible with linux, the main things that aren't are products made specifically for Windows. (and sometimes those will still work)
Here is a page over at LinuxQuestions.org that has a list of video devices tested under linux:
LinuxQuestions.org HCL - Video Devices