Posted: 4/21/2008 10:52:35 AM EDT
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What would be best? I have a 7ish yr. old computer PIII550, 512mb RAM, 32mb video. Kinda the norm of the time. I want to hook it to my TV and the graphics card has a composite out. Since we don't have a fancy new LCD TV with a 15 pin input this will work fine for now. Really we only have one other computer (a laptop) and we want to watch netflix on the TV. 
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I've got 11 Linux distros installed here, to learn from them and try them out. I like openSuse the best, most functional and user friendly. This is a Ford vs Chevy kind of thing. There are many good distros out there now, but I like openSuse with the KDE desktop the best compared to all the others I've got installed or have tried out. My hardware is just as old or older than yours, and openSuse detected all of it while installing. I use this distro every day and am using it now. software.opensuse.org |
+1 I don't know how well the Ubuntu distros will like the older hardware, but they are very easy to install and use. i've installed Ubuntu on a friend's computer to stop all the popups and viruses, he has been able to do everything he did on windows. |
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I have always liked Ubuntu. Xubuntu is supposed to run better on older PCs. www.xubuntu.org/ |
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This might be something to try: linux mint fluxbox edition
ETA: I'm installing it right now on a 533mhz mini-itx box I had sitting around. |
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