Re: [Nolug] Media box

My current setups for doing this on the cheap usually have a media
server running fuppes (grab latest from svn, has my changes to
properly display to xbox360 and ps3) Fuppes does transcoding with
ffmepg or mencoder (some people have it working with handbrake on
their mac)

And each station to have an xbox360 (so it can handle hd). This also
gives you the option of using netflix at whim.

I use some pluto code gpl'ed from the linux mce project to send live
tv from the tuners and control time shifting / playback.
Setup requires some know-how, so ymmv.

If you are interested in more specifics, let me know.

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Dane Reugger <dane@downtownpc.com> wrote:
> I have an Xbox w/ wbmc (no mod chip though)  - my problem with it is that it
> was too loud and not 1080i. I'm curious about the PS3 but don't really trust
> Sony to be flexible with media formats.
> -Dane
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yeah well the xbox is half the price and it has decent games too. ;)
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Bart Pittari
>> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:26:21 -0500
>> To: <nolug@nolug.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Nolug] Media box
>>
>> Wouldn't a PS3 do close to what you're looking to accomplish?  It's got
>> Blu-Ray, an on-board hard drive, wireless, can have Linux installed and USB
>> ports and also has capability (from what a friend told me) to be a music and
>> media server.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I do this at home.  I started with my windows box, then built a linux
>>> file server running samba.  Now, I've got 2.3tb in my mac pro and probably
>>> another tb in a vista box, and I share all hdd's at the root level.  I then
>>> have an original xbox with a mod chip, running xbmc.  With it, I can browse
>>> into any smb share.  I'll have a directory like DVDs, open it up, and it's
>>> full of iso's.  Xbmc will open the iso and mount it virtually over then lan,
>>> as if I had put the dvd in the drive.  What's even more amazing, is if you
>>> have an iso that is rar'd up, xbmc will open the rar and the iso within it,
>>> and stream that as well.  You can also do the same thing with mp3s,
>>> pictures, etc...  It works perfect and the xbox has component video and
>>> optical audio out.
>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: "Mischa D. Krilov" <rossum@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:48:34
>>> To: <nolug@nolug.org>
>>> Subject: [Nolug] Media box
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi, gang.
>>>
>>> In the best of all possible worlds, I want to archive all of my
>>> existing DVDs to a box with a fat hard drive and watch any of them on
>>> a TV at whim - including DVD menus and extra content - using only a
>>> remote control. At this point in time, I'm less interested in
>>> capturing a TV signal, but I suspect I'll tie into Hulu or Netflix
>>> somehow.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any experience with MythTV, Freevo, Geexbox, or know of
>>> any alternatives that I should consider? I'm not adverse to buying
>>> hardware, or reimaging an old Xbox or choosing wildly different
>>> software than what I've mentioned.
>>>
>>> Mischa
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