aleska
October 18th, 2006, 06:45 PM
I'm trying to get my mind around the implications of Yellow Dog Linux's announcement that it will run on Sony PS3. I've been interested in either buying or building a home media pc to attach to my HD big screen TV to play all the videos, etc. stored on our home network. I had been considering buying a small form factor pc and running Ubuntu for this (system76 sells one called the koala mini already loaded with ubuntu, starting at $599). But this Yellow Dog Linux news has me wondering whether the $600 price point for the PS3, which I initially thought was ludicrous for a gaming console, might be worthwhile if it provides me with the media pc I was hoping for as well.
BTW - obviously I know the PS3 doesn't have TV input and recording capabilities; that's not what I'm worried about, its the ability to play any and all the media stored on my network that I'm concerned about.
From this perspective, would that make the PS3 a worthwhile purchase as a combo gaming system, and linux powered "media pc"?
Curious as to what people think, and or if I'm misunderstanding what the YDL announcement really means in terms of PS3's capabilties as a pc.
Thanks!
BTW - obviously I know the PS3 doesn't have TV input and recording capabilities; that's not what I'm worried about, its the ability to play any and all the media stored on my network that I'm concerned about.
From this perspective, would that make the PS3 a worthwhile purchase as a combo gaming system, and linux powered "media pc"?
Curious as to what people think, and or if I'm misunderstanding what the YDL announcement really means in terms of PS3's capabilties as a pc.
Thanks!