Re: [Nolug] Media box

the 360

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Jonathan Roberts <gremln007@gmail.com> wrote:
> Which part of this talks to netflix?
>
> On Mar 9, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Dennis J Harrison Jr <dennisharrison@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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