Robert Gibson wrote: > Are there any projects similar to mvpmc for an H.264-capable player that > enable network playback of content on ReplayTVs as well as H.264 content > on some other device like MythTV? > > I currently use a mediamvp with mvpmc and ReplayTV. I would like to > migrate to a set-up that can record and playback ATSC in all its high > definition video and audio glory. > > The reason I want to keep using the ReplayTV for SD recording is because > it has been such a reliable and easy-for-the-whole-family to use device > . I don't know of anything better but am open to suggestions. >
Hi Robert... I'm probably the closest like-minded mvpmc developer to you here as I run mvpmc's, a replaytv box and a mythtv system. As far as I know, there are no projects similar to mvpmc for an H.264 (or any HDTV) capable player. Some of us are sitting here waiting for a SigmaDesign/Syabas break through - but have been sitting for some time. If that ever happens I believe the intent is to copy the mvpmc efforts & features to the PCH / NMT. I would assume that would include John's rather stable replaytv client. I think Sage TV, a commercial company that (in some people's opinion) skirts the fringe of what is acceptable in the open source environment, has an HDTV thin client. But I haven't wasted time looking at it. And, of course, it probably doesn't have the capabilities to be a replaytv client. My plan was to either move "my people" to use the mythtv box -or- work to make the replaytv box control an ATSC tuner as if it were a cable box. Where does that leave the mvpmc boxes? Well, if I go the mythtv route there are ways to convert media to SDTV rates. But, I think, most are not straight forward and complex to set up. Currently, Chase, an iPhone developer, is designing a mythtv proxy to automate this. However, the changes he is implementing to his private version of our mvpmc software has proved difficult to integrate into our project - let alone the unlikely chance it will fit inside the memory of the mediamvp box. On the bright side, I think he will eventually include in his mythtv proxy the ability to turn off security relieving the mvpmc box of the added code to decode secure transactions. Where am I going w/this? I think you and I can keep our mvpmc boxes for replaytv and mythtv (through Chase's proxy) given Chase's proxy works out. For now, if you really need HDTV / H.264 I would build a small mythtv front end. Anyone else have any ideas for Robert (and I as well!)? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
