>> Does Freevo aim to address this use-case at the moment, e.g. acting as a >> back-end DVR and serving content to dedicated media players, and is >> anyone doing any work in this area? Are any of the media players >> `Freevo friendly', e.g. able to use Freevo as a DVR? >> >> >> > As I understand it, Freevo doesn't really have a "backend" so to > speak. The GUI is mainly a front end to load up movies in Xine or > MPlayer. As for recording, I would guess that would really depend on > how you have that setup and what format it records in. > The `gap' in the market, as far as these low-profile devices is concerned, is that they don't have support for features like the electronic program guide, scheduled recording from DVB-T/C/S, etc
Essentially, this is an opportunity for Freevo - if Freevo could run on a central server (rather than on individual HTPCs around the house), it could collect the content from the various sources and store it on shared drives accessible to the low-profile devices around the home Some of the latest media-player devices are Android based, which suggests that they can be extended by adding apps for streaming and controlling a Freevo server. So a central `Freevo server' could receive broadcasts from DVB-T/C/S devices, multicast them across the LAN, and the media-players could access the content in real time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
