Are Early 2000s Media Center PCs Still Usable?

Опубликовано: 16 Июнь 2026
на канале: Ionic1k
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In this video, I worked on a 2005 HP media center PC, The HP Media Center M7250N. This machine came with a Pentium D 820 with 1GB of ddr2 and an ATI RV370SE (128MB X300SE) and well... it sucks.
I attempt to upgrade and use as a modern media center with a Linux based OS called LinHES (Linux Home Entertainment System). Was it worth it?




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