[mythtv-users] Myth Ideas
Mike Wood
mike at woodsnest.com
Mon Dec 1 16:08:02 EST 2003
Just to add to the list of possibilities, how about MythRadio....internet radio that is. I know it was talked about a while back and somebody had it working at one point using mythvideo, but how about an actual module, or adaptation of mythmusic?
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Myth Ideas
> From: "Robert Currey" <avalonforest at centurytel.net>
> Date: Mon, December 01, 2003 1:53 pm
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>
> My thoughts as well ...
>
> > MythEmail
> > - email reader, imap or pop ... use libimap ?
> > - popup OSD option for TV module
> > - can use it within the TV module like the recording menu, i.e. be
> able
> > to read/compose email while watching tv in top right hand corner of
> the
> > interface
> >
> > MythAnsweringMachine
> > - I've seen some discussion about this but no work yet has been
> done
> > - frontend for vgetty/mgetty?
> > - option to email you when someone leaves a message
> >
>
> Personally, would never use either ... I'd only do e-mail at my PC,
> and
> already have an answering machine. Just me tho.
>
> Along these could also be MythIM (for "instant messaging").
>
> Typing just isn't going to happen on my sofa ...
>
> > MythBrowser
> > - very simple web browser integrated with the TV module, i.e. surf
> and
> > watch TV at same time
> > - probably pretty easy to do since QT has a lot of this
> functionality
> > already.
> >
>
> I haven't used the existing MythBrowser ... something your thinking it
> doesn't do?
>
> > MythDVDDatabase
> > - this would be a nice option to add to the MythDVD module
> > - be able to add movies in your collection to the database and
> retrieve
> > the IMDB info as well
> > - option to export or put on the web, publish web page for your
> database
> > - can input UPC code, look it up on the web like the cuecat software
> has
> > - integrate a barcode reader if you have one or use your webcam as
> a
> > barcode reader... this would be a very simple vision algorithm to
> > implement
> >
>
> This I like ... I've given lots of thought into an
> opensource/non-windows
> alternative to DVDProfiler ... a Myth UI would fit the bill.
> www.dvdempire.com has UPC values on their web pages, so, scrape that
> and you
> have the beginings of a UPC to dvd info catalog. A sophisticated perl
> writer
> could get UPC to imdb refernce fairly quickly ...
>
> This should also include DVD changer support. I have a Kenwood DVD
> changer,
> and developed a library to implement it's serial protocol
> (www.sf.net/projects/juken), SlinkE's could also be used for Sony
> changers.
>
> > MythP2P
> > - a peer-to-peer client for other mythtv users so we can share files
> and
> > add them to our database properly
> > - i.e. sharing tv shows, music, movies, pictures etc...
> >
>
> Perhaps ... MythShare. Essentially a module that makes it easy to push
> photos, video clips, etc. Think an interface my mom could use to push
> a
> photo or video to my MythShare (and vice versa). I prefer the push mode
> over
> p2p since I control who gets the dirty photos/videos of ... well, you
> get
> the idea.
>
> > MythKaraoke
> > - a karaoke module could be added to mythmusic, this would be cool
> >
>
> Uh ... no!
>
> Rob
>
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