[mythtv] Some Ideas on MythTV - Convergence

[Risto Treksler]

Hello,

Let me first disclaim that this is my first time posting to the list, and I
have searched the list archives a bit to try not to duplicate too many ideas.
I have also NOT used the product, so please bear with me WHEN I mention things
that already exist.

I have 6 main questions or ideas.
Please reply with thoughts on how much work has gone into these ideas already.

1)MythDVD/MythDivx --MythMovie?
2)MythRadio
3)MythBurner
4)MythWeb "Setup Section"
5)MythMeeting


1)MythMovie
 - Ability to play DVD/Divx/VCD/and burnt MythTV format files.
 - It should be fairly obvious how to play a movie file on a removable device
   when looking at the main menu."Play a recording" looks kind of right,
   but not quite

2)MythRadio
 - Internet Radio or FM Radio from a radio card.
 - Some tuner cards also have FM capability
   so lots of people might already have the hardware for this.

3)MythBurner
 - Make CD compilations from ripped tracks or burn the MP3 library
 - Burn TV Episodes to save HDD space
   transcoding the file before burning might also come in handy

4)MythWeb "Setup Section"
 - any and all necessary config changes from a default install
   hopefully this would be good enough, so that
   you can just give someone an rpm and have them install the rpm, 
   or install MythOS form an iso (if such a thing came to be)
   start mythtv, go to this admin page 
   and do ALL configuration from here, 
   but even some configurability from a web interface would also be nice.
 - eg changing the locale for the weather channel
 - eg changing the default video recording quality
 - eg changing videoconferencing settings for MythMeeting

5)MythMeeting
 - A video conferencing utility similar to the Polycom setup.
 - This I am most interested in, and am willing to spend the most time on.
 - Ability to record meetings, use an address book, select connection speed.