You will need all your average computer hardware such as a CPU, Hard drive, media card and etc. The most important thing to remember is to purchase all parts with Linux support, meaning the parts are compatible with Linux OS. Then you just connect all the contents and run the OS and install everything.
For a computer novice, building a Linux system is a daunting and complicated task. There are several online guides and other resources that can help you build a Linux system. However, it would be best to have some training concerning operating systems before one attempts to build their own Linux system.
Windows Media Center can be downloaded from the Microsoft website. One will also find on the Microsoft site advice on how to set up and use the Media Center.
Mac Mini Media Center is a great media server. One could call up any media programming from one simple little box. One has access to music and videos all in one place.
Windows media center is very popular and has many pros. You can control all of your media- tv, computer,music- from one site and with one control. You can also pause live tv and switch from tv to surfing the internet easily.
A media center computer serves one great purpose. Media items such as music, pictures, and movies can be stored on this type of device and viewed through other outlets such as your television.
Linksys Media Center Extender enhances the features of watching TV by providing users to record, pause and rewind live TV. One can buy Linksys Media Center Extender from online shopping sites like Amazon or Linksys' official website.
Instructions to setup a Linux Media Server can be found at various locations online such as TuxRadar or HotHardware. If that information does not help you, it is best to contact an electronics specialist such as The Geek Squad at Best Buy or your local electronics store.
One can obtain the latest Linux news on websites such as CRN, Linux Today or Distro Watch. One can also find news about Linux on Arch Linux and Linux Journal.
If one is looking to set up a media center in Vista the best place to go is the popular website Youtube. There are hundreds of free tutorial videos to watch.
Microsoft's Windows Media Center can be downloaded straight from Microsoft's official site, and can actually be found in more than one location on their site.
If by "Linux software" you mean the Linux kernel, it is made up of code submitted by thousands of contributors from all around the world. Linus Torvalds (creater of Linux) is the one who has the final say on what makes it into the final operating system. If you meant applications that run on Linux, there are hundreds of thousands of organizations that write software for Linux. A lot of it can be found in the Ubuntu Software Center
If one wishes to install Windows Vista Media Center one can find the download on the Microsoft Website. Installation is quite simple and upon clicking on download, one would just follow the prompts.