Best Linux for Audio and Video

[vvragav]

Hi, I have bought a new Destop with the following configuration.

Intel Desktop media series board DP35DP
Intel Core 2 Quad processor,
4 GB DDR2 RAM,
N-Vidia Gforce graphics adaptor
7.1 Audio Output,
TV Tuner card.

I will use the above desktop for watching movies, Listening audio, Games and internet and TV.

My friends tell me to go for Windows XP. But I want to use Linux. Can anyone suggest me which linux distribution supports above motherboard and processor? Will I get good Video (DVD Movies, DivX, etc.) and Audio Support? Can I use my TV Tuner card in that distribution.

[b2bwild]

It does not matter what distro you use, main thing is codec.
and those will remain same on most distros..

but still you have major distros as option.

Ubuntu and Variants / Mint
Fedora
OpenSUSE
Mandriva
Arch
etc etc.

Just don't forget to install all the GStreamer Plugins and Media Center like XMBC or Moovida

[reed9]

I would recommend Linux Mint. It generally requires the least post installation configuration for multimedia stuff.

Whether the TV Tuner works depends on the specific card.
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