On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:

Needed are the following
VGA/TV OUT
Audio (3.5 mm) OUT
DVD (cant rem the name of those cables) IN
USB IN (read several formats off the USB, browse the file system)
AUDIO IN (Optional)

You need a media centre. I've personally used MythTV and so can recommend it. There are lots of other ones out there. Here's a somewhat dated comparison: http://static.telematicsfreedom.org/flossmediacenter/EN_FLOSS_Media_Center_Comparison.pdf