[Cialug] Lightweight linux for video on imac g4

[Mathew Phillips]

I recently acquired an imac g4.

1 ghz ppc
512 mb RAM
dvd drive
17" screen

It's not really powerful enough to run the newer versions of Ubuntu. I
installed 10.10 on it this morning and I'm getting 80-90% cpu usage just for
xorg with no apps running. I'm thinking about trying to find a 1gig stick of
ram to boost that a little. But with a 17" monitor it would be great for
turning into a dvd player or tv tuner with a usb card. What distro would you
guys recommend that's lightweight enough to play dvd's and stream tv without
hogging up all the cpu on the OS itself?
I realize it might be a lost cause but I'm not electrical engineering
material so I don't think id feel comfortable trying to rip out the monitor
and use it by itself (or even if its possible).

Matt
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