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I have constructed a low-noise multimedia computer using a Via EPIA-M motherboard with a 600 Mhz Eden processor. The TV input is done via a Haupage WinTV 401b card. Which is a funny card because it uses the computer's audio-in to record sound (via an external jumper). If I was doing it again, I would look for another TV encoder card which did not have this problem and/or had mpeg2 encoding built in. The operating system is currently Mandrake 9.1 beta using the ALSA sound drivers. The biggest problem I am having is getting the system to recognize my gyration mouse as a mouse. Hopefully the upgrade to Mandrake 9.1 stable will fix this problem.